The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #314 reports 1,150 new PCR cases for the Tuesday, 26 January 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 1,333.
The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 207,455 for the 26 January bulletin. Labs carried out 5,020 first PCR tests. The number of tests compares with the 14-day average, 4,305. The country can process 14,000 PCR tests a day. The government says sufficient PCR tests are available. Nevertheless, private lab capacity is pressed by the increased demand for tests from the public.
Testing capacity is pressed by new international travel requirements. Canada is requiring all entering that country to show negative results of a PCR test carried out within 72 hours prior to the traveler’s scheduled departure to Canada. The US is accepting...
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