In Sarajevo Canton 147 new cases, three deaths, 128 patients in hospitals

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - According to data from the KS Public Health Institute, 147 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Sarajevo Canton yesterday, after 987 samples were laboratory tested. In the same period, 124 people recovered from Covid-19 infection.

Unfortunately, three patients died from the consequences of this disease.

Currently, 128 patients are hospitalized, of whom 119 have acute infections, while the others have post-covid conditions or are in observation/triage.

The proportion of unvaccinated individuals among hospitalized patients is 85.16 percent.

There are 76 patients being treated at the University Clinical Center Sarajevo, and 52 at the General Hospital "Prim. dr. Abdulah Nakaš". Seven people are on ventilators, 17 are using non-invasive ventilation, and five patients are on oxygen support.

Sarajevo Canton currently records 1,558 active cases of Covid-19 infection. There are currently 2,210 people in self-isolation. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 70,911 people infected with coronavirus and 67,698 recovered have been registered in Sarajevo Canton.

"In the past seven days, the average number of infected people is 128, while the weekly incidence, i.e., the number of sick people per 100,000 inhabitants, is 212," according to data from the KS Public Health Institute.

298 patients were examined in the Covid-clinics of the Public Institution Health Center KS, of whom 10 were transported to hospital for treatment.

754 PCR swabs were taken at drive-in points and in Covid-clinics. Drive-in points in Vrbanja, Ilidža, and Semizovac operate every day from 07:30 to 20:00.

The Covid-call center recorded 457 calls, and 169 conversations with patients were conducted via phone numbers in the Covid-clinics.

In the past day, 681 people were vaccinated in Sarajevo Canton.

The Ministry of Health of KS once again urges citizens to get vaccinated to protect their health and the health of those around them. They also thank citizens for their cooperation and call on them to continue respecting all prescribed hygiene and epidemiological measures.