Bolivia registers 477 new cases and dies due to coronavirus

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On March 17, La Paz, Bolivia recorded 477 new infections and COVID-19 deaths, which reported 898,941 positive cases since the first infection was discovered in the United States in March 2020, with 21,477 deaths. According to the latest report from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, the largest and hardest hit by the pandemic, the eastern part of Santa Cruz recorded the last infection in 203, with a Cochabamba power plant of 146 people and the remaining eight departments, the number was between 2 and 68. Currently, 64,560 cases are active, and the cumulative number of recovery patients is 812,904, the report said. The Ministry of Education also explained in detail that so far 6,032,751 people have received the first coronavirus vaccine, the second is 4,734,262, and 994,961 have been vaccinated with a single dose of the drug. In addition, 1,157,677 people over the age of 18 and those with underlying medical conditions received a third dose of vaccine as a booster. Regarding the vaccination of minors, the report shows that 751,384 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 received the first dose, 549,870 completed the vaccination schedule, and 698,853 children between the ages of 5 and 11 were vaccinated with the first dose, and 430,218 were vaccinated with the second dose. Vaccination began in Bolivia in January 2021, and since December it was phased out to include children under 5 to 11 years of age, and the “vaccination-available” population is about 11.5 million people. Individuals over the age of 18 may receive up to a third booster dose and may receive a fourth booster dose for certain groups, such as recent healthcare professionals, police officers, people with underlying medical conditions, or people who need to travel abroad, and must comply with the full vaccination schedule. Last week, the country saw a slight increase in cases after seven consecutive weeks of decline during the fourth wave, which reached a peak between late December and early January, and there was a historical record of more than 14,000 infections in that day. Despite the decrease in the number of cases, the authorities of the country tried to maintain biosecurity measures and remain vigilant in order to avoid new waves. GB/copy