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According to the report of the Ministry of Health (Minsal), cases of coronavirus in the country continue to rise, with 2,564, the highest figure in 162 days, and a total of 16,404 died nationwide. In the last day, 46 new deaths were confirmed due to the virus.
By regions, Arica, Tarapacá, Metropolitan Region, O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, Los Ríos, Los Lagos and Aysén their active cases increased. In fact, the case of the Bío Bío region is the most striking; in the last week, only two days have fewer than 400 new cases. And in the last 14 days, six days they have had fewer than 400 new cases.
Of these regions, for now only in Bío Bío and Metropolitana is present the vaccination campaign against Sars-Cov-2.
Recall that according to the ICOVID report from the universities of Chile, Católica and Concepción, until December 19 there was a sustained increase in the number of infected and transmission since the middle of last month. “The number of new daily cases has increased approximately between 36% and 40% since that date. In turn, except for Magellan, all regions have transmission rates at critical levels, indicating that the number of infected continues to increase “, indicates the report.
“In terms of testing, the proportion of positive tests remains stable at around 5% nationwide, with the Magallanes Region showing the most critical situation with 10.7% positivity. Likewise, the regions of Biobío, La Araucanía and Los Lagos They are in a worrying situation, maintaining a positivity around 10%. Tarapacá and Maule they increased their positivity from the previous week from 6.0% to 8.0% and from 6.8% to 7.7%, respectively ”.
Also, in the week ending bed occupancy at the national level remains at levels considered critical (around 85%), with important variations between regions. In the case of the proportion of use of ICU beds by Covid-19 patients, at the national level it is 29.5%, showing a slight decrease compared to previous weeks.
“A significant predominance of non-COVID ICU cases remains, possibly due to the reactivation of suspended health services during the pandemic. However, in the regions of Los Ríos (63.6%) and Biobío (53.8%) the highest proportion of ICU beds in use correspond to COVID patients”, The report details. The regions of La Araucanía (41.9%), Tarapacá (41.7%) and Los Lagos (40.5%) also show a high proportion in this indicator.
