Ecuador registers 2,550 new infections, 161 deaths and almost 2,000 hospitalized in 24 hours

Ecuador registers 2,550 new infections and for the first time there is a record of more than 160 deaths in the last 24 hours. This Thursday, April 22, 2021, the country has a total of 365,393 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 17,965 deaths due to the pandemic.

In the reports of the Ministry of Health, they did not exceed 100 deaths per day and this Thursday there are 161 deaths.

Hospital occupation, after more than 15 days, reports fewer hospitalized than the previous day. Yesterday, there were 2,054 hospitalized, the highest peak since the start of the pandemic. This Thursday, there are 1,986 patients: 1,350 stable and 636 with a reserved prognosis.

During the announcement of the new state of exception, the Minister of Health, Camilo Salinas, reported that there are more than 200 people waiting in various hospitals to access a bed in hospitalization and Intensive Care Units (ICU).

While the number of recovered patients reaches 309,541 people, which represent 85.85% of the total infected.

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