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According to today’s report, the Ministry of Health reports 3,588 new cases of Covid-19 (the highest number since July 5, 2020, when 3,685 cases were registered) of which 2,321 correspond to symptomatic people and 1,132 do not present symptoms. In addition, 135 Positive PCR tests were recorded that were not reported.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country reaches 612,564. Of this total, 16,355 patients are in the active stage.
The recovered cases are 579,203.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours there were 52 deaths from causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deceased amounts to 16,660 in the country.
According to the health authority, use registered a variation of 14% in new confirmed cases in the last week. Meanwhile, in the last 14 days, this variation was 31%.
In detail, four regions decreased their new cases in the last seven days, while one did so in the last two weeks.
Minister Paris highlighted that 30% of the new cases were detected by Active Case Search and that 33% of those notified are asymptomatic. “We know that one of the important aspects to face this pandemic is to find those people who have the virus, but who do not know that they are infected, since in this way it is possible to detect cases and take measures to isolate them in a timely manner and avoid the spread of the coronavirus ”, he commented.
To date, 794 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 611 are on mechanical ventilation support and 68 are in critical health.
In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 301 ventilators available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, yesterday the results of 50,583 PCR tests were reported, reaching to date a total of 6,502,011 tests analyzed nationwide.
The number of Health Residences available is 139 with 9,621 places. As of today, they have 4,177 users considering all regions of the country.
On the rise, the Covid-19 outbreak that affects the Chillán Prison was registered, after increasing to 131 positive cases inside the penitentiary. The information was updated by the Health Department, Marta Bravo, who told Cooperativa that the epidemiological investigation within the prison is being carried out by the Department of Public Health and the Epidemiology Unit of the Ñuble Department of Health.
“The prison population has been instructed and educated and an active community search has been developed that – so far – has produced 131 cases, where 124 are confirmed and one probable case among inmates, in addition to five confirmed cases and one probable among officials. “, he pointed.
According to the Chillán Prison Health Unit, the cases are isolated and with low symptoms, being monitored 24 hours a day by an institutional doctor, nurses, and paramedical technical personnel.
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