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This Tuesday the health authorities delivered a new balance on the advance of the coronavirus in the country, an opportunity where 1,699 new cases were reported.
This time the national positivity reached 5.68%, this being the highest figure since last October 21, when it reached 6.11%.
Of the new infections, 1,086 correspond to symptomatic people and 576 to people who do not have symptoms. In addition, 37 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 589,189. Of this total, 12,794 patients are in the active stage.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours there were 20 deaths from causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deceased amounts to 16,217 in the country.
To date, 683 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU), of which 516 are on mechanical ventilation support and 58 are in critical health. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 283 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 29,905 PCR tests were reported, reaching a total of 6,137,766 tests analyzed nationwide to date.
In this regard, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, pointed out that, of the total number of new cases, “30% originate from active case search (BAC) and 35% of those notified are asymptomatic. As for the Metropolitan region, 19% are due to BAC and 31% of the reported cases are asymptomatic ”.
Paris stressed that “citizens must maintain self-care measures. We are very concerned to see the images in Santiago and regions of agglomerations of people who do not maintain physical distance or the minimum safeguards to avoid contagions. As a health authority we call on people to take care of themselves and move only if it is extremely necessary. It is in this period where we must most take care of ourselves. We must understand that the pandemic has put us in a challenge that we must face together, the authority and the citizen, only then can we recover ”.
It was also reported that two regions decreased their new cases in the last seven days. The positivity for the last week at the national level is 4.84%. Likewise, Paris said that the Magallanes region continues to show a significant decrease in the incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, but it continues to be the highest in the country. The regions with the highest increase in new confirmed cases in the last seven days are Atacama, Tarapacá, Maule and Aysén.
Figures by region:
National summary:
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