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Bellavista September 19 | UNO Agency
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This Monday a new balance of covid-19 was delivered under a context after national holidays. On this occasion, 16,822 PCR tests were carried out, having a weekly average of 30,029, which represents a variation of -43.98% exams in relation to the average of the last week.
Let us remember that this Sunday the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, already warned that a drop in examinations and new cases could be evidenced as a result of national holidays. As for the positivity – which during the week ranged between 5% and 5.8% – it suddenly rose to 7.1%.
In relation to new cases, 1,194 infections were reported, 337 of them asymptomatic, thus totaling 447,468 cases. There are also 14,059 active infections. Regarding deaths, 12 deaths were reported, leaving a total of 21,298.
Meanwhile, 915 people were hospitalized, 984 with mechanical ventilation, of them 123 are in critical condition and 477 ventilators are available.
About health residences, There are 10,516 places available for those infected who require these spaces in 156 residences that have been made available.
A worrying fact is that in the Magallanes region the positivity reaches 27%, which means that one out of every four people who took the PCR test turned out to be positive.
Figures by region:
Summary:
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