The Ministry of Health reported that new confirmed cases at the national level show a drop of 16% in the last week, while in the last 14 days the decrease is 14%. Meanwhile, 16 regions decrease their new confirmed cases in the last 7 days and nine, the cases in the last 14 days.
According to sampling, the regions with the highest positivity in the last week are O’Higgins, Antofagasta, Arica and Parinacota, and Los Lagos. Meanwhile, the Atacama region has the highest current incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the Los Ríos, Ñuble and Aysén regions.
According to today’s report, of the 4,077 new cases of Covid-19, 2,080 correspond to symptomatic people and 553 do not present symptoms. In addition, 1,444 Positive PCR tests were registered that were not notified.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with the virus in the country reaches 4,909,878 Of this total, 13,073 patients are in the active stage, considering a 5-day isolation from the onset of symptoms or from the taking of the test, according to the criteria of the Opening phase. The recovered cases are 4,820,401.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were 20 deaths from causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deaths amounts to 62,377 in the country.
To date, 147 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 97 are supported by mechanical ventilation. Regarding the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 227 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, yesterday the results of 27,013 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported, reaching a total of 46,998,495 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 13.4% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 13.2%.
Regarding the Health Residences, we have 13 accommodation facilities, with a total of 794 beds. The actual occupancy at the national level is 38%, leaving a total of 366 beds available for use.
