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“Unfortunately, there are very important increases in Los Ríos, Aysén, La Araucanía and Maule”. With those words and in the middle of the report on the progress of Covid-19 in the country, the minister Enrique Paris He expressed his concern this Sunday about areas that have seen increases in the number of daily infections.
In fact, the first two regions mentioned today registered a record of new cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
On the one hand, Los Ríos posted its highest number for the second day in a row. Yesterday, the authorities reported 39 new infections in the region, while today this indicator was 47.
In the last three days there have been increases in cases in the area and, with this new balance, the accumulated total amounted to 1,391.
| Day | New cases in Los Ríos |
|---|---|
| September 9 | 28 |
| September, 10th | 22 |
| 11 of September | 30 |
| September 12 | 39 |
| September 13th | 47 |
Aysén, meanwhile, reported 10 new infections this Sunday, the highest figure in the region since the start of the pandemic.
The Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, referred to this situation in the Minsal balance sheet. “We have seen outbreaks in Aysén, particularly in the commune of Coyhaique. The Ministry of Health has made an active search for close contacts and we are following up on each of the cases “, said.
In addition, he maintained that the new infections reported and the close contacts identified were isolated.
“Obviously we have to do a very detailed monitoring, every day depending on the particular situation of Aysén. Today there are a number of cases that were identified and the outbreak is isolated in that region “, he concluded.
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