The Ministry of Health (Minsal) published this Thursday morning the daily report on the situation of the pandemic in the country. The portfolio reported that there were 2,937 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, in addition to 69 deaths from causes associated with the DEIS. For its part, positivity at the national level reached 4.33%.
Of the total new cases, 1,760 correspond to symptomatic people and 479 do not present symptoms. In addition, 698 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 3,522,422. Of that total, 11,402 patients are in the active stage. The recovered cases are 3,455,457.
The variation of new confirmed cases at the national level is -28% and -57% for the comparison of seven and 14 days, respectively. Meanwhile, all regions have decreased their cases in the last seven and 14 days.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were 69 deaths from causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deaths amounts to 57,167 in the country.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, the results of 64,038 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported yesterday, reaching a total of 36,308,703 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 4.33% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 4.68%.
To date, 361 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU), of which 263 are supported by mechanical ventilation. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 337 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
