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An important work of education and prevention in the face of covid-19 has been carried out by the Health Crews in the region, a work that was highlighted by the Health Ministry.
“To date, they have attended the consultations of more than 32 thousand people from adolescents of 14 years to the elderly. The number of crews has been strengthened in the main places of public influx to enhance the message of prevention, education and self-care in the face of COVID_19 in order to avoid new infections of the disease in our population and those who visit us during the summer “, he said Alejandro Garcia.
Health Report
Seremi García lamented the death of three people due to the virus, living in Vicuña, Illapel and Punitaqui.
In addition, it confirmed 39 infections, reaching a total of 13,681 accumulated cases in the region, of which 274 remain with active contagion.
The new infected correspond to the communes of La Serena (6), Coquimbo (5), Illapel (1), Canela (1), Ovalle (16), Monte Patria (5), Punitaqui (1) and 4 from other regions.
Hospitalized patients
On the balance of the Assistance Network, the director of the Health Service (S), Edgardo González, reported that there are 269 units available, out of a total provision of 1,163, which represents 75% of general occupation.
And as for the beds in the Critical Patient Units, there are 7 beds available in the Intensive Care Unit and 12 in the Intermediate Treatment Unit.
In relation to patients hospitalized for Covid-19, the authority reported that “804 people hospitalized in the Coquimbo Region Assistance Network, of which 30 are hospitalized for Covid-19, and 9 people are in need of mechanical ventilation : 3 at the Hospital de Coquimbo and 6 at the Hospital de Ovalle “
Finally, regarding the report of health personnel affected by the virus, 10 officials from the Health Service and hospitals have tested positive, and 52 are in quarantine.
While, in Primary Health Care, 6 officials have tested positive for the virus, and 39 are kept in quarantine.
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