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Three new deaths from covid-19 added the Bío Bío, which again broke his number of daily infections. The health authority reported 359 new cases, again being the second region that registered the most positives at the national level.
Figures that arrive after the end of the sanitary cordons and the start of total quarantine in Concepción, Hualpén, Talcahuano and Chiguayante.
With this new figure, the total of accumulated infections reaches 16,991, of which 2,263 remain active.
Numbers that cause concern considering that the Metropolitan region concentrates about half of the country’s population, however, it presented only 200 more than the Bío Bío.
Concepción led the infections with 82 new casesIt is followed by Talcahuano with 41, Chiguayante with 28 and Tomé with 25.
The total of deceased reached 204, three more deaths compared to the previous report, according to the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS) of the Minsal. This was indicated by the Minister of Government, Francesca Parodi.
Regarding active cases, Concepción presents the highest number with 495, followed by Talcahuano with 262 and Hualpén with 176.
In the opposite case, Antuco does not have active infections, while Alto Bío Bío and Quilaco have one per commune.
As nine communes did not present new infected this day.
Traceability continues to decline
According to the report delivered this Saturday, the positivity of the 3,300 PCR tests that were taken on Friday reached 11%.
On traceability in contagions and close contacts, it was projected a drop close to 10% for the next report regarding positive cases.
The Minister of Health, Héctor Muñoz, added during the week of August 22 to 28, preliminarily the number of people is between 75% and 80% isolated in less than 48.
Currently available 40 ICU beds and 26 ICU beds between the public and private system.
From the Health Seremi they indicated that they will continue the audits they have in the communes of Concepción, Talcahuano, Hualpén, Chiguayante, Penco and Tomé, which are in total confinement.
However, Muñoz added that the numbers should increase in what have been called secondary cases. to close contacts. For this reason, he warned that if during the next few weeks there are no improvements at the regional level, the quarantine extension for September 18.
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