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A new balance on the evolution of the pandemic at the national level was delivered this Saturday by the authorities of the Ministry of Health. From La Moneda, they reported that, for the second day in a row, more than two thousand cases were registered.
“We have seen in the last seven days a decrease of 6% in the number of cases and in the last 14 days, a decrease of 5%. However, we have seen an increase in the number of cases in the last two days, we have to look at it with caution. This may be due to an effect of September 18, where people did not consult and did not take exams “said the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza.
Magallanes, Aysén, Los Ríos and La Araucanía are the communes that report “the highest number of cases”said the health authority. For this reason, Daza announced that the active search will be intensified and called for people to consult in health centers as soon as they begin to present symptoms.
Thus, in relation to the balance, on the last day 2,109 infections were reported. Of these, 1,458 are symptomatic, 594 asymptomatic and 57 have not yet been notified.
It should be noted that this represents a slight decrease compared to yesterday, when the highest number of daily cases of the last two months was reported.
According to the health authorities, to date 455,979 people have been diagnosed with coronavirusOf these, 430,259 have been recovered and 13,129 correspond to active cases.
On the other hand, the Minsal Department of Statistics and Information (Deiss) reported 64 registered deaths. With this, the total number of deaths from the virus rose to 12,591.
With regard to the Health network, currently There are 895 people hospitalized in intensive care units and 135 in critical condition.
In addition, the Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Arturo Zuniga, reported a record number of PCR tests in the last day: 38,161. The positivity rate at the national level, meanwhile, remains around 6%.
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