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Haiti reports first coronavirus death

By ANI | Updated: April 6, 2020 10:00 IST

Haiti on Sunday reported its first novel coronavirus death on Sunday with a 55-year old man with underlying problems succumbing to the infection.

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Port-au-Prince[Haiti], April 6 : Haiti on Sunday reported its first novel coronavirus death on Sunday with a 55-year old man with underlying problems succumbing to the infection.

The country has only reported 21 confirmed cases of a novel coronavirus, according to the statement.

A 2019 report by the Education Consortium for Acute Care in Haiti (REACH), indicates that the tiny Caribbean country has only 124 ICU beds and a capacity of 62 ventilators in its ICU wards across the country for a population of 10 million, as reported CNN

Given the size of the country, Haiti has been facing massive electricity shortages, electricity is important for keeping ventilators and other hospitals running.

( With inputs from ANI )

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