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The Ministry of Health reported this Sunday 2,289 new cases of covid-19, 1,492 symptomatic and 753 without symptoms, below the scenario of the last 3 days, in which Chile once again recorded the worst daily figures since July, above 3,000 cases.
However, in the last 4 days the country has added 12,237 new infections (3,338 on Saturday, 3,588 on Friday and 3,022 on Thursday). Likewise, in the previous 3 days the level of testing had always exceeded 40 thousand PCR, while today it fell to 29,784.
In this way, the total number of people who have been diagnosed with covid since the beginning of the pandemic reached 618,191, of which 16,620 patients are active, an indicator that also remains at high levels.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours there were 43 deceased due to causes associated with covid-19, with which the total number of deaths already rises to 16,767 in the country.
The region that registered the highest number of cases was Maule (471), followed by Metropolitana (440), Bío Bío (336), Los Lagos (171) and La Araucanía (161).
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, pointed out that the increase in new confirmed cases is 24% in the last seven days, while in the last two weeks, this variation reaches 30%.
“Only one region decreased its new cases in the last seven days, so we have to reiterate the importance of not relaxing self-care measures. Hand washing, mask use and physical distancing are still the way we protect ourselves from the coronavirus. Next week we begin the second stage of the vaccination process and that fills us with hope. However, we still have a long way to go in managing the pandemic, so we must not lower our arms, “he said.
To date, 781 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 614 are on mechanical ventilation support and 62 are in critical health.
In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there is a total of 307 ventilators available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and the diagnostic capacity, with the 29,784 PCR tests reported, the country reached 6,577,973 tests analyzed at the national level, with a positivity of 7.68% in the last day.
The number of Health Residences available is 137 with 9,606 places. As of today, they have 4,277 users considering all regions of the country.
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