Covid-19: Chile registered 1,848 new cases and 55 deaths



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The Ministry of Health confirmed that on the last day there were 1,848 new cases of coronavirus in the country, adding a total of 444,674 since the beginning of the pandemic.

While 55 deaths from causes related to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours were, bringing the total number of deaths to 12,254.

On the other hand, there 894 people hospitalized in intensive care units for their health condition, including 667 with mechanical ventilation support and 120 who are in critical condition.

Finally, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, highlighted that with 34,822 PCR test results reported yesterday, to date a total of 3,010,713 tests have been analyzed nationwide.

“The figures that we can report today reflect the enormous effort of health workers, who have made it possible to report more than 34 thousand examinations in the last 24 hours, exceeding 3 million tests in total“, valued.

For his part, President Piñera after leading the ceremony for the Glories of the Army invited people to celebrate, but with the family and with the corresponding care.

“We have had such difficult times, how good that Chilean families celebrate our national anniversary, and that is why I called you to celebrate but do it as a family (…) take care, Let’s not throw away in three days what we have done with so much effort to combat the pandemic for so many months“, asked the President.

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