Santa Cruz has had eight deaths from Covid-19 since Thursday – GAZ

Eight new deaths by Covid-19 were confirmed among residents of Santa Cruz do Sul this Monday, 5th. The bulletin of the Municipal Health Department has accumulated data since last Thursday, 1st.

The new victims of fatal cases of infection with the new coronavirus are two women, aged 87 and 74 years old, and six men, aged between 52 and 88 years old. With these confirmations, the total number of deaths by Covid-19 among residents of Santa Cruz reaches 183.

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Also on Monday, 95 more cases of the disease were confirmed in the municipality, bringing the total of positive tests to 13,789. Of these people who were infected, 13,602 are recovered and 89 are recovering from home isolation.

There are 90 patients with Covid-19 hospitalized in Santa Cruz, with 20 from other municipalities. Hospital Santa Cruz serves 50 infected with the new coronavirus, Ana Nery serves 36 and four are at Hospital Monte Alverne. The number of hospitalized patients with the disease on Monday is less than in the previous bulletin, on Thursday, 1st, when they were 98.

The Municipal Health Secretariat still monitors 415 people suspected of Covid-19.

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