24% increase in recoveries versus new infections since the beginning of August ... and 9% decrease in the number of injured
Official statistics issued by the Ministry of Health and Community Protection regarding the daily monitoring of the latest developments related to the "Covid-19" virus in the country showed a decrease in the rates of confirmed cases from the total examinations from the beginning of August until yesterday to less than half a percent, to 0.494%. While recoveries recorded an increase of 24% compared to the new cases recorded during the same period "from August 1 to August 8".
In detail, the statistics of the Ministry of Health showed that the percentage of those recovering from the new Corona virus reached 90.2% of the total number of infections recorded in the country, after the number of recovery reached 56 thousand and 254 cases of recovery, compared to 62 thousand and 300 cases of infection that were recorded in the country over the course of 166 days. Since the first case of HIV infection was detected in the country on January 29, and the number of patients who are still receiving treatment has decreased since the beginning of August by about 9%, as their numbers decreased from 6 thousand and 246 patients, to 5 thousand and 699 patients, within 8 days.
The statistics indicated that about 362 thousand and 773 corona examinations were carried out within the plans to expand the scope of examinations in the country, with an average daily examination of 45 thousand and 346 daily examinations, and the number of injuries witnessed a significant decrease compared to the number of injuries in the same period last July, where 1794 cases were recorded. Injury, compared to 4 thousand 378 cases in July, a decrease of 59%, while the rate of infection decreased in the same period from 1.2% during July to 0.49 during the current month.
The ministry warned that the recent positive indicators do not mean that the challenge has ended, stressing that any laxity in the procedures, even if it is in a small percentage, has great consequences that are difficult to contain, and called for the necessity to continue adhering to the precautionary measures to help the first line of defense to accomplish the task, and to remove the burden from the sector's shoulders. Health, giving scientists and researchers at the same time the opportunity to complete the vaccine development procedures.
She pointed out that not following the precautionary measures and making the visits is the biggest challenge in our confrontation with Covid 19 disease, so we should be careful to protect our families, and be aware that these visits may pose a great danger to them, especially the elderly and those with chronic diseases.
The ministry pointed out that the presence of a negative result for a sample that was taken several days ago does not mean lax safety measures and mixing with others, as the negative result means that the person was not infected at the time of the examination, and it does not necessarily mean that he is still negative after days, stressing the importance of wearing all individuals Society for sleeves, especially those who suffer from respiratory symptoms and chronic diseases, the elderly, those in contact with Covid 19 patients, and the caregivers of their elderly families and those suffering from chronic diseases in order to protect them from infection.