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The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reports an increase in new cases of covid-19 and deaths from week to week.

The report indicates that for epidemiological week 51, which ran from December 19 to 25, there were 1,267 new cases of COVID-19, while week 50, which ran from December 12 to 18, there were 572 new cases, representing a 121.5% increase from week to week, with an average of 181 cases per day.

Regarding deaths from the week of December 19 to 25, there were 11 deaths, while, from December 12 to 18, there were 7 deaths, this represents an increase of 57.1% in mortality from one week to another.

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