The Paraguayan health minister indicated that the COVID-19 situation is complex throughout the South American country.    | Photo: PL

Asuncion, July 10 (RHC)-- Paraguayan health authorities reported with extreme concern the considerable increase of coronavirus infections during the last week, with double the number of the previous week.

In epidemiological week 26, local medical services took 44,401 samples, of which 12,985 were positive, with 17 deaths due to this cause.  According to the periodic report of the Ministry of Health, 368 patients remain hospitalized. Of these, nine remain in intensive care units.

The director of Health Surveillance, Guillermo Sequera, explained to the press that the situation is in line with what is happening in his geographic region, especially due to the proximity to Brazil where they suffer similar growth rates.

The official also admitted that the situation is complex in all the districts of the country. There are 17 districts with very high community transmission, including the capital, Asunción.

Paraguay has accumulated 673,829 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 19,036 deaths due to the disease.