According to the official data, the total number of infected with the virus in the country is now 41,251, while 20,437 patients have clinically recovered from the disease. There are currently 20,940 active cases.

Deaths

A total of 20 new deaths were recorded over 24 hours, which brings the total to 839. The death rate of the infected is currently 1.98%.

Testing

2,457 new tests were conducted in since the last report, of which 39.2% were positive. The number of total tests is now 155,605, of which 110,426 were negative.

Testing rate is reported to cover 3,637 per 100,000 population.

Treatment

19,182 patients are in home isolation and 709 are in so-called hospital hotels.

The Ministry of Health also reported that 890 are in the hospital ward and 159 in the intensive care units.

Demographics

Positive COVID-19 cases by age group:

<20 years old: 5,086
20-39 years old: 18,404
40-59 years old: 13,367
60-79 years old: 4,484
>80 years old: 865

Deaths by age group:

<20 years old: 12
20-39 years old: 51
40-59 years old: 173
60-79 years old: 380
>80 years old: 223

Breakdown by provinces

Cases by provinces: Panama 25,662, Panama Oeste 7,296, Colón 2,123, Chiriquí 1,961, Bocas del Toro 1,487, Veraguas 1,387, Darién 1,086, Ngäbe Buglé 437, Coclé 367, Guna Yala 267, Herrera 97 and Los Santos 46.

Panama will acquire Remdisivir medicine

Luis Sucre, Minister of Health, announced that the National Government will acquire the drug Remdisivir for the care of at least a thousand patients with COVID-19.

Sucre also reported that the decision was made that for the moment the third block of economic activities will not be opened, until significant changes in the indicators are achieved.

" Here you have to do what is necessary in order to save lives and the health of the population, so it is being evaluated whether it is necessary to be more drastic with the measures, " said the Minister of Health.

He reiterated that the opening of this block will be staggered and by lines, according to epidemiological variables.