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This Sunday, the Ministry of Health delivered a new balance of figures related to the covid-19 pandemic that affects Chile.
In this sense, the health authority confirmed 4,498 new infections, 79 new deaths, bringing to a total of 699,110 infections since the pandemic began and reaching a total of 17,933 deaths as a result of the virus.
The Metropolitan region led the new daily infections this day, with 1,051 new cases. Further down the list is Los Lagos with 737 and then Bío Bío with 449.
Check out the regional breakdown below:
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, yesterday the results of 65,500 PCR tests were reported, reaching a total of 7,651,856 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 6.87% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 4%.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, reported 65,500 CRP tests reported in the last 24 hours, according to the latest report on the situation of Covid-19 in the country. “This is a very positive figure that shows the relevance of our Testing, Traceability and Isolation strategy, and of course, we will continue to make efforts to improve in this regard, thanks to the work that health officials have already done. the willingness of the public to take the exam in case of presenting symptoms or for prevention when participating in the Active Case Search (BAC) operations ”, he commented.
Along the same lines, the authority highlighted that, of the 4,498 new cases, “31% originate from BAC and 34% correspond to asymptomatic people.”
In the last week, the variation of new confirmed cases at the national level is 5%, while, in the last 14 days, it is 37%. Given this, while highlighting the behavior of people who make a daily effort to respect health measures, Minister Paris insisted on the importance of continuing to implement preventive self-care measures. “We know that many people care about taking care of themselves, also protecting those around them. For this reason, we have to continue making an effort at this point and never neglect hand washing, physical distancing and the use of a mask because these behaviors can make the difference between getting infected and not doing it “, said.
Check the detail of all the figures below:
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