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The Ministry of Health confirmed that 21 communes will move within the Step by Step plan, after confirming a total of 1,998 new infections in the country.
They advance to preparation on Monday 21:
- Iquique
- Saint juana
- Collipulli
- Tolten
- Ranco Lake
- Panguipulli
- They bear fruit
- Puqueldón
- Castro
- Hualaihué
Advance to transition:
- Father Las Casas
- Temuco
- Freire
- Chonchi
- Quemchi
- Queilén
They go back to transition from Saturday:
- Romeral
- San Javier
- Curico
- I have
- Lumaco
The authority also reported that from next Monday the curfew in Osorno and Puerto Montt It will start at 10:00 p.m.
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The beginning of the Curfew for Puerto Montt and Osorno is modified from Monday, December 21 and will begin at 10:00 p.m. pic.twitter.com/SD9xEWq9Gt
– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 17, 2020
COVID-19 BALANCE
Among the almost 2,000 new cases reported this Thursday, it was detailed that 1,414 have symptoms, while 535 are asymptomatic, and 49 have not been notified of their positive test.
Meanwhile, of the global total of 578,732 patients since the beginning of the pandemic, 11,199 are suffering from the disease.
Likewise, it was found that the Magallanes, Los Ríos and Metropolitan regions have had increases of 10 percent in new cases.
On the other hand, in the last 24 hours there were 48 deaths from the virus, with which the deaths since March are now 16,007 in total.
Of the infected, 627 people are hospitalized in intensive care units nationwide, and among them, 468 are connected to mechanical ventilation and 51 are in critical condition.
Finally, on the last day, 40,061 PCR tests, which had an average positivity of 4.99 percent. With this most recent figure, the tests total 5,917,623.
Thursday, December 17 | Daily balance # COVID-19
🔸 1,998 new cases
🔸 1,414 cases with symptoms
🔸 535 asymptomatic cases
🔸 49 not notified
🔸 578,732 total cases
🔸 11,199 assets
🔸 551,200 recovered
🔸 48 deceased (16,007 in total) pic.twitter.com/8qtOYQ2loN– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 17, 2020
EXPECTATIONS BEFORE THE VACCINE
The authorities emphasized that, despite the Pfizer vaccine emergency approval for more than 10 million doses, we must not lower our guard because the process continues to be refined, starting with the arrival of the first 20 thousand to the country.
Meanwhile, on the doubts of the population about the next campaign, the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, remarked that “when we have our vaccines, they will be certified, we call on people to get vaccinated“.
“When I get vaccinated, I am not only protecting myself, but I am protecting others, which sometimes cannot be vaccinated as a result of diseases, “he said.
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