Filenews 4 March 2022
In the context of the recording of data by the Health Monitoring Unit, the Ministry of Health has updated the database it maintains on patient deaths, having recorded and verified all the data declared in the previous months in the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit.
As part of this test, it appears that the total number of patients who died with the final cause of COVID-19 as of March 2, 2022 is 864 and not 861, as stated in yesterday's daily announcement.
Specifically, the 3 deaths reported late relate to:
Woman, aged 60, who died on 13/04/2021
Woman, aged 87, who died on 15/04/2021
Woman, aged 60, who died on 02/12/2021
Therefore, as of today's daily announcement, new deaths with an underlying cause of death, COVID-19, will be added to the total number of 864. Of these, 532 are men and 332 are women.
The Ministry of Health updates its databases at regular intervals, aiming at the correct and complete recording of epidemiological surveillance data. For transparency purposes, the Ministry of Health will inform about any new data it records.
