Costa Rica suffered 49 coronavirus-related deaths between Wednesday and Friday for a total of 1,895, according to official data released Friday afternoon by the Health Ministry.
Costa Rica suffered 73 new coronavirus-related deaths since Saturday for a total of 1,846, according to official data released Tuesday afternoon by the Health Ministry.
Costa Rica suffered 42 new coronavirus-related deaths between Wednesday and Friday for a total of 1,773, according to official data released Friday afternoon by the Health Ministry.
Hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a boost with US firm Moderna saying it was filing for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech said their experimental Covid-19 vaccine protected 95 percent of people against the disease and announced they were applying for US emergency approval within days.
