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The Ministry of Health published that in the last 24 hours the results of 22,390 PCR tests were reported, whose positivity reached 8.74 percent, the highest since Sept. 23, when it reached 8.81 percent.
For the rest, it is the second consecutive day that this rate exceeds 8 percent, since yesterday it rose to 8.19 percent.
Tuesday’s report also confirms 1,958 new cases of Covid-19, with which the infections since the beginning of the pandemic increase to 604,986 in total.
Of the new patients, 1,410 present symptoms and 499 are asymptomatic; while there were 49 positive PCR tests that were not reported.
On the other hand, 45 people died in the last day for causes associated with the coronavirus, so the total number of deaths amounts to 16,488 nationwide.
Tuesday, December 29 | Assistance Network # COVID-19
🔸 745 hospitalized
🔸 589 in mechanical ventilation
🔸 63 critics
🔸 273 fans available
🔸 22,390 PCR tests performed (6,382,766 in total) pic.twitter.com/jsvAImZWWw– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) December 29, 2020
Meanwhile, there is 745 people admitted to intensive care units, and among them, 589 are connected to mechanical ventilation and 63 are in critical health. In addition, there are 273 ventilators available for other patients.
“The figures show us that we should not lower our arms and that even more, it is necessary to continue making an effort in the respect of the sanitary measures of self-care “, remarked the minister Enrique Paris.
The health authority added that “we know that it has been a very hard year, that people are tired, but the way we have today to face this pandemic is to have the commitment of everyone in this fight.”
Experts say that, less than a week before there may be changes regarding the Metropolitan Region, the conditions are not there for the capital to advance, so it is expected either a continuity of the transition, or that it goes back to quarantine.
The doctor Jaime Sapag, director of the Master of Public Health at the Catholic University, stated that the increase in cases “is becoming a trend and at the same time it has been seen that in hospital services the number of ICU patients has been increasing, due to Covid but there is also a previous situation of bed occupancy by users who have other conditions and of course due to the impact that Christmas was and what the New Year will be, that will already be seen in January “.
“There are no conditions to think that the Metropolitan Region is going to have a phase 3”, said.
Finally, with the tests released yesterday, the health authority settled at 6,382,766 those analyzed at the national level since March.
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