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The Bío Bío region reached 377 deaths, as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, after this Saturday will add six new deaths compared to the previous report.
These are data that were provided by the Seremi de Salud in the region, and that also account for 226 new infections, reaching a total of 25,349, of which 1,560 are still active.
The communes that added the most cases during the last day were Concepción and Coronel, with 24 infections each, followed by San Pedro de la Paz with 23 and Los Angeles with 18.
Of these four communes, three also coincide as those that presented the highest numbers of active cases in the Bío Bío.
Being Concepción which tops the numbers with 201, followed by Coronel with 190, San Pedro de la Paz with 118 and Lota with 107.
For now, the region has 40 ICU beds and 10 ICU beds, equivalent to 19% and 7% respectively.
The Health Ministry, Héctor Muñoz, reported 309,959 PCR samples carried out as of October 9 of this year, with a cumulative positivity rate of 8.6%.
Given the decline in the area due to new cases, the holder of the portfolio in the area, did not rule out a second wave of infections before the end of the year.
Meanwhile, this Saturday phase 2 of the Step by Step plan began in Cañete, which means that the commune will be under lockdown on weekends and holidays.
Francisco Rifo, Arauco provincial delegate of the Health Seremi, gave an account of the inspection work that began in the commune.
The behavior of the citizens in that area, during the first hours, was described by the provincial governor, Óscar Muñoz.
Talcahuano has the best chance of getting out of total confinement, due to the drop in new infections that the port community has experienced in recent days.
Coronel and Lota continue to be concerned by the health authorities about the slow progress they have made in reducing the figures, since phase 1 began four weeks ago.
Regarding the detainees who violated current regulations, the number reached 186 during the day on Friday.
Of which 8 were due to not having the relevant documentation to go through a curfew. The total number of audited between both measures was 39,872 people.
While 215 vehicles were returned after not carrying the corresponding safe conduct to travel through the 5 points that the Greater Concepción sanitary cordon has, where about 13 thousand drivers were controlled.
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