The Ministry of Health confirmed the presence of 3,368 new cases of Covid-19 in the country, with a positivity rate of 5.39% in the last 24 hours nationwide, after carrying out 61,849 PCR tests and antigen tests. Daily positivity in the Metropolitan Region is 5.74%.
According to the health authority, the variation of new confirmed cases at the national level is -33% and -59% for the comparison of seven and 14 days, respectively. Meanwhile, all regions have decreased their cases in the last seven and 14 days.
Of the 3,368 new cases, 31% are diagnosed by antigen test, 43% originate from Active Case Search (BAC) and 23% of those notified are asymptomatic. As for the Metropolitan Region, it presents 25% due to antigen, 38% due to BAC and 19% of reported cases are asymptomatic.
According to sample collection, the regions with the highest positivity in the last week are O’Higgins, Ñuble, Maule and Biobío.
Meanwhile, the Biobío region has the highest current incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the Ñuble, Maule, and Magallanes regions.
According to today’s report, of the total number of new cases of the disease caused by coronavirus, 1,984 correspond to symptomatic people and 585 do not present symptoms. In addition, 799 Positive PCR tests were registered that were not reported.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country reaches 3,508,556. Of this total, 15,581 patients are in the active stage. The recovered cases are 3,437,855.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were 42 deaths from causes associated with the virus. The total number of deaths amounts to 56,997 in the country.
To date, 443 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 324 are supported by mechanical ventilation. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 328 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, the results of 61,849 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported yesterday, reaching a total of 36,053,418 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 5.39% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 5.74%.
Regarding the Sanitary Residences, there are 33 accommodation facilities, with a total of 3,073 beds. The actual occupation at the national level is 32%, leaving a total of 1,749 beds available for use.
