The Ministry of Health (Minsal) communicated this Wednesday a new report on the situation of Covid-19 in our country. In this regard, they indicated that during the last 24 hours, 2,163 new cases have been registered, of which 1,565 correspond to people with symptoms, 130 asymptomatic.
Regarding the diagnostic capacity of Covid-19, 13,719 tests were taken in the last 24 hours (antigens and PCR), marking a total of 48,367,600 tests so far in the pandemic in our country. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 9.12% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 7.86%.
According to sampling, the regions with the highest positivity in the last week are O’Higgins, Antofagasta, Los Lagos and Biobío.
Meanwhile, the Los Ríos region has the highest current incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Atacama, Aysén and Ñuble.
Other figures
To date, 79 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 69 remain with mechanical ventilation support. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there is a total of 338 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours three deaths were registered due to causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deaths amounts to 64,109 in the country.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 5,154,106. Of this total, 4,537 patients are in the active stage, considering a five-day isolation from the onset of symptoms or from taking the test, according to the Opening phase criteria. The recovered cases are 5,064,937.
Daily Report #COVID_19 – February 22
? 2,163 new cases
? 4,537 active cases
? 3 registered deaths (64,109 in total)
? 9.12% national positivity
? 13,719 exams 24 hours (48,367,600 in total)
? 338 critical beds available▶ https://t.co/LcEdhpDF1d pic.twitter.com/rg9OpZoQ9l
– Ministry of Health (@ministeriosalud) February 22, 2023
