Costa Rica COVID-19 Hospital and Death Rates Steady – Number of Cases Increase Significantly
As of January 4, the Health Ministry reported 1500 cases were registered, 3 deaths and 135 people remain hospitalized, 11 in private centers and 124 in the public system, of the total hospitalized 49 people are in the ICU and 86 are in a public room.
For week number 52:
- 3385 new Covid-19 cases which covers from December 26 to January 1
- 1267 new Covid Cases compared to week 51, which covered December 19 to 25
- The average number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients in Costa Rica was 119 – the week before it was 124 people
- 53 new hospital admissions associated with Covid-19, up from 51 the previous week
Breakdown of Covid Cases for week 52
The country added 7 deaths related to Covid-19 during week 52, a 36.4% increase compared to the prior period.
- 71.5% of week 52 deaths were in the age group of 65 years and over
- 28.5% in the age group of 18 to 49 years of age
- There were no deaths for minors.
These totals represent 483 cases per day and a 167.1% week-over-week increase.
This brings the totals as of January 4, 2022 that Costa Rica has accumulated 7,366 deaths related to Covid-19 since the pandemic began.
The majority of people hospitalized with Covid-19 in Costa Rica are unvaccinated, the Social Security Fund has said. Well more than half of the country’s population — are fully vaccinated. (https://ticotimes.net/2022/01/05/costa-rica-covid-19-hospital-and-death-rates-steady-case-numbers-increase-significantly)
