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Covid-19 is still with us despite the relaxation of the sanitary measures such as no longer is the wearing the mask being mandatory.

According to data from the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), hospitalizations for covid-19 increased by 5% in the last week.
In addition, in the last 12 days, the occupancy of beds in non-IUC units also increased by 21%.

According to the report, in the last five weeks, the daily admissions are 31 patients on average, however, the occupation went from 245 on May 13 to 296 on May 24.

For this Wednesday the total number of people hospitalized after suffering complications caused by covid-19 is 342, of which 44 are in intensive care.

Vaccination is the key to slow growth of hospitalizations, despite the increase in new infections.

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