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This Friday the health authorities delivered a new balance on the advance of the coronavirus in the country, an opportunity in which 1,689 new cases of COVID-19 were reported.
On this occasion, he noticed an increase in PCR tests performed (31,088) and with it a rise in new cases, thus resuming the rate of testing that had fallen as a result of last long weekend. In addition, the highest death toll (95) was reported since last September 24.
Of the 95 deaths reported today, 30 correspond to deaths that occurred on October 12; 23 of 10; 20 of the 11; and the rest is distributed between September 26 to October 13.
Of the 1,689 newly infected, 1,141 correspond to symptomatic people and 510 to people who do not have symptoms. In addition, 38 Positive PCR tests were recorded that were not reported.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 488,190. Of this total, 13,564 patients are in the active stage.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours there were 95 deaths due to causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deceased amounts to 13,564 in the country.
To date, 794 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU), of which 625 are on mechanical ventilation support and 101 are in critical health. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 349 ventilators available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, this Tuesday the results of 31,088 PCR tests were reported, reaching to date a total of 3,821,206 tests analyzed nationwide.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, highlighted that “the variation of new confirmed cases at the national level decreases 7% for the last seven days and 9% for the last 14 days.” Likewise, 13 regions decreased their new cases in the last seven days and 12 in the last 14 days.
The regions with the highest increase in new confirmed cases are Bío Bío, Los Lagos, Aysén and Tarapacá, while Magallanes, although it presents a decrease in the incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, continues to be the highest in the country.
In addition, the health authority reported that: “1,689 new cases are reported, of which 24% originate from active case search (BAC) and 31% of those notified are asymptomatic. As for the Metropolitan region, it presents 14% by BAC and 26% of the reported cases are asymptomatic “.
Figures by region:
National summary:
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