Costa Rican health authorities now say that at least 231 tourists have tested positive for the coronavirus since the country reopened its air borders in August.
Six tourists in Costa Rica were hospitalized with Covid-19 after their group of 20 tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday.
Costa Rica registered 958 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, January 16; 508 on Sunday, January 17; 363 on Monday, January 18; and 861 cases on Tuesday, January 19.
Costa Rica reaches a total of 186,877 confirmed cases of Covid-19: 91,912 women and 94,965 men, of whom 163,524 are Costa Rican and 23,353 are foreigners.
By age: 157,632 adults, 13,898 older adults and 15,226 minors. 121 are under investigation.
Costa Rica has confirmed 144,030 recoveries, meaning the country has 40,370 active cases.
552 people are hospitalized 236 of them in intensive care, with an age range of zero to 93 years. This represents about 66% of Costa Rica’s ICU capacity.
On Saturday, 17 deaths were reported; 16 on Sunday; nine on Monday; and 19 on Tuesday.