They reinforce inspection in fairs, commerce and downtown sector due to the increase in cases

With a reinforcement of the focused strategy of inspections in the downtown sectors, commercial premises and Christmas fairs, the Seremi de Salud, Army personnel and the police seek to review the correct compliance with the sanitary measures by Covid.

“We have seen more people on the streets and in shops due to the proximity of the end of the year festivities. That is why we have reinforced our deployment in the field throughout the region, with more inspectors and even at night. the community to avoid new infections of Coronavirus “, explained the Seremi de Salud, Alejandro García.

The Health Authority also reiterated the individual responsibility and support that the population can provide in situations of risk, anonymously denouncing clandestine parties and social gatherings with more capacity than allowed. “We have had a Complaint File, which is +569 39554527 so that they can collaborate with us in the examination,” García added.

Regional balance

Regarding the detail of cases, 31 new cases of Covid are reported, 4 corresponding to the commune of La Serena, 10 to Coquimbo, 1 to Vicuña, 1 to Illapel, 14 to Ovalle and 1 without notification in the Epivigila system.

“With this, we reached a total of 13,762 accumulated cases, of which 288 remain with active contagion. For its part, the health residency strategy has an occupancy of 62% at the regional level,” detailed the Health Seremi .

Regarding the balance of the Assistance Network, Edgardo González, director (S) of the Coquimbo Health Service, reported that 71% of the beds of the Assistance Network are occupied, “this means that, of the 1,175 that the network has, 286 are available. In relation to the beds in the Critical Patient Units, today we have 7 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which are those that use mechanical ventilators, and 12 in the Intermediate Treatment Unit (ICU) ”, he pointed out.

Along with this, he pointed out that today, 33 people remain hospitalized as a result of the virus, of which 7 are serious and connected to mechanical ventilation: 2 in the Coquimbo Hospital, 4 in the Ovalle Hospital and 1 in the Red Salud Clinic.

In relation to the report of health personnel affected by the virus, the director pointed out that 10 officials of the Health Service and hospitals have tested positive, while 56 are in quarantine. For its part, in Primary Health Care, 6 officials have tested positive for the virus and 25 are kept in quarantine.