Virus restrictions ease, infections rise

 
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Covid-19 cases in Panama continue on a high trajectory with 792  new infections   and 15 deaths reported on  Thursday, October 22 as the economy slowly moves to a new normal, beaches reopen  and the Sunday lockdown ends,

The accumulated total of cases reached 127,227 and deaths rise to 2,612, with a fatality of 2.05%.

To date, 7,748 tests have been applied, for a percentage of positivity of 10.2%.

There are 21,217 active cases  and 670 hospitalized  vases including 120 in intensive care,