Due to COVID-19, El Tórax, Honduras’ hospitals are 80% full as the number of cases rise nationwide
The number of patients admitted to COVID-19 at the National Cardiopulmonary Institute (INCP), also known as Hospital del Tórax, has slightly increased. On Tuesday, June 21, four hospitalized patients were recorded, three of whom were stable and one of whom was very ill, according to the COVID-19 report. There is...
Read moreMore than 14 million vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered in Honduras
As per figures released by Honduras’ Health Ministry, the country has administered more than 14 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine since the vaccination of its people began in February of 2021. Thus, according to the data from the Ministry of Health’s Expanded Program of Vaccinations, health workers have administered...
Read moreCOVID-19 cases upsurge as Honduras is dealing with dengue fever
Dr. Franklin Gómez, the school hospital’s deputy director in Honduras, said on Sunday that the rate of dengue fever has grown by about 160% in epidemiological week 23 compared to the same week last year. Gómez stated that the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been successful in identifying dengue...
Read moreApproximately, 50% Hondurans Are Willing To Migrate, Alarming as COVID Coould rise
A new report finds that Central Americans’ desire to flee their nations remains intact as a new migrant group of 5,000 people heads north from the Mexico-Guatemala border this week. According to a poll published last week by the World Justice Project, at least one out of every five residents...
Read moreA scientific test in Honduran reveals that reclaimed pharmaceuticals could play a major role in the COVID-19 outbreak
From Fall 2020 to October 2021, a gathering of cardiologist from health care institutions in Honduras and the U.s. performed an interpretive cohort study collation, organisation, and analysis of factual data from electronic medical linked with a school’s outpatient setting. The researchers tapped into and evaluated patient data from...
Read moreHonduras Out Of The Box Brilliance Helps People Get Vaccinated
Joint Force, as support of the US Southern Command’s long-term commitment to Central America, completed a three Global Health Dialogue in Comayagua, Honduras, from June 1-3, working alongside military police and Ministry of Health professionals. The mission provided services such as preventative care, family medicine, dental treatments, and pharmacy in...
Read moreCases and fatalities from covid have increased in Honduras’ Central City
There’s been an upsurge in the number of people diagnosed with covid-19 occupying beds at the Escuela, El Tórax, and De San clinics. Recieving the initial two dosages and a supplement of the vaccine, the number of people dying from covid-19 has increased. The most recent of these images is of...
Read moreNo Deaths Since March: Honduras COVID Update
In the last few hours, a 32-year-old woman died at the National Cardiopulmonary Institute (INCP), better known as Hospital del Tórax, after 72 days without reporting deaths from this cause at the care center. Nía Carbajal, the hospital’s spokesperson, told us that it is a 32-year-old woman from Tela, Atlántida,...
Read moreHonduras Takes A Step Forward To Eliminate Monkeypox
The government has begun the process of proper PCR tests. The Pan American Health Organization’s Carissa Etienne said that the risk of a major epidemic in North America is low, although there will undoubtedly be more monkeypox cases in the days ahead. “We should be able to contain this outbreak based...
Read moreHonduras is recording an average of 73 reported cases per day
Which is 3 percent more than the peak — the highest cumulative total since February 15. Since the outbreak began, the country has seen 425,371 illnesses and 10,899 coronavirus-related deaths. Vaccination So far, Honduras has given out at least 13,927,995 doses of COVID vaccination. Assuming that each person requires two doses, that...
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