In Sarajevo Canton, 166 new coronavirus cases, two deaths

(Patria) - According to data from the Public Health Institute of KS, 166 new cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Sarajevo Canton in the past day, after 987 samples were tested in the laboratory. In the same period, 111 people recovered from Covid-19 infection. Unfortunately, two patients died from the consequences of this disease.

Currently, 130 patients are hospitalized, of whom 120 have acute infections, while the others have post-covid conditions or are under observation/triage. The proportion of vaccinated people among the hospitalized is 17.69 percent.

69 patients are being treated at the University Clinical Center of Sarajevo, and 61 at the General Hospital "Prim.dr. Abdulah Nakaš". Five people are on ventilators, and 15 patients are using non-invasive ventilation. 12 patients are on oxygen support.

Sarajevo Canton currently records 1,632 active cases of Covid-19 infection. Currently, 2,513 people are in self-isolation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 66,292 people infected with coronavirus have been registered in Sarajevo Canton, while 63,113 have recovered.

"In the past seven days, the average number of infected people is 137, while the weekly incidence, i.e., the number of sick people per 100,000 inhabitants, is 227," according to data from the Public Health Institute of KS.

333 patients were examined in the Covid-outpatient clinics of the Public Institution Health Center KS, of whom four were transported to hospital treatment.

719 PCR swabs were taken at the drive-in points and in Covid-outpatient clinics. Drive-in points in Vrbanja, Ilidža, and Semizovac operate every day from 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM.

The Covid-call center recorded 516 calls, and 236 conversations with patients were conducted via phone numbers in Covid-outpatient clinics.

During the past day, a total of 1,070 doses of vaccines were administered in the health centers in KS.

The Ministry of Health of KS once again calls on citizens to get vaccinated to protect their health and the health of those around them. This ministry and health institutions thank citizens for their cooperation and invite them to continue respecting all prescribed hygienic-epidemiological measures.