The head of EsSalud's Intelligence and Data Analysis Unit pointed out that in the coming weeks the virus may spread more rapidly in other districts with a larger po[CENSORED]tion.
The head of EsSalud's Intelligence and Data Analysis Unit, Dante Cersso, reported that Barranco, Pueblo Libre and Villa El Salvador are the new hot spots of contagion of the new coronavirus in the capital. This, by explaining that the cases of this disease have been decreasing in Miraflores.
“What we are seeing is that they are increasing above 15% right now in the Barranco district. Cases are increasing there. It is the same phenomenon that already occurred in Miraflores ”, explained the official in dialogue with the Andina Agency. He added that Barranco is joined by Pueblo libre and a district with a larger po[CENSORED]tion such as Villa El Salvador, located south of Lima.
“That worries us because when there are increases in districts with a greater po[CENSORED]tion, the cases can continue to increase more. An increase in a district with few inhabitants is not the same as in another with a larger po[CENSORED]tion. The virus can spread more quickly, "he warned.
Remember that the representative of Essalud in statements to this newspaper also warned that the main "concern" is that cases of coronavirus infections are also replicated in these jurisdictions: San Martín de Porres, Comas, Villa María del Triunfo, Rímac, Chorrillos, San Bartolo, Santa María and Punta Hermosa. In that sense, he urged citizens not to lower their guard and continue to comply with health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Contagions decrease in Lima-
The head of EsSalud's Intelligence and Data Analysis Unit indicated that, between this week and the previous one, Metropolitan Lima has experienced a significant reduction in new cases of COVID-19.
“Between week 40, from September 27 to October 3, compared to the previous week, the cases decreased by half. We had about 34,000 new cases a week and now we are close to 17,000, "he said.
Cersso said that these figures had not been recorded since the end of April, when we were in full lockdown. He explained that this decrease was reported at the end of week 41, which runs from October 4 to 10,
“If we keep comparing between weeks, now the decrease is 10%. In other words, from the 34,000 we have dropped to 17,000, and from that figure we have dropped to about 15,000 cases. A decrease of 10% in the last week ”, he pointed out.