New cases of Covid-19 exceed two thousand for the second day in a row and Paris reinforces that “we are very concerned”

For the second day in a row, new confirmed cases of Covid-19 nationwide exceeded two thousand. This was reported by the authorities of the Ministry of Health in the delivery of a new balance on the evolution of the pandemic in the country.

As indicated by the holder of the portfolio, Enrique Paris, the variation of confirmed cases of Covid-19 nationwide “show an increase of 22% in the last seven days and 26% in the last 14 days “. The Secretary of State reinforced that “obviously we are very concerned” by these figures.

“We had anticipated this situation and well in advance and for a long time we were giving warnings and signs of our concern every time there were increases” he pointed. In this sense, he reiterated the call to follow self-care measures such as the use of masks and physical distancing.

According to the new data, 2,217 new infections were diagnosed in the last day. Of these, 1,517 are symptomatic, 666 are asymptomatic, and 34 have not been notified. Yesterday, it should be remembered, 2,404 cases were confirmed in the country, the highest figure in almost 5 months.

Most of the new positives are concentrated in the Metropolitan Region (527), followed by Biobío (421) and La Araucanía (253).

In total, the country has diagnosed 583,354 Covid-19 cases since March, with 554,333 recovered patients and 12,591 still active.

On the other hand, the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Alberto Dougnac, reported that, according to data from the Department of Health Statistics and Information (DEIS), were confirmed 50 new deaths. Thus, the total number of deaths from coronavirus reached 16,101.

To the date, there are 672 patients hospitalized in intensive care units, 487 of them connected to mechanical ventilation and 64 in critical condition.

In the last day, 46,726 and With this, six million tests have been passed since the beginning of the pandemic, while the daily positivity reached 4.74%.

The health authorities also announced the advance to transition of the commune of Ancud (Los Lagos) within the framework of the Step by Step Plan. “I thank the mayor and all the Ancud leaders because we have reached an agreement by talking,” said Paris.

This advance will take effect from this Monday, December 21 at 5 a.m. and implies that the quarantine will be lifted from Monday to Friday.

Check the complete transmission of the last balance.