The Ministry of Health reports that new confirmed cases at the national level increased by 22% in the last week, while in the last 14 days they registered an increase of 47.5%. Furthermore, only two regions have reduced their cases in the last seven days.
According to sampling, the regions with the highest positivity in the last week are Antofagasta, Biobío, Los Lagos and O’Higgins. Meanwhile, the Los Ríos region has the highest current incidence rate per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Atacama, Ñuble and Los Lagos.
According to today’s report, of the 2,471 new cases of Covid-19, 1,689 correspond to symptomatic people and 151 do not present symptoms. In addition, 631 Positive PCR tests were registered that were not notified.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with the disease caused by coronavirus in the country reaches 5,180,329. Of this total, 7,496 patients are in the active stage, considering a 5-day isolation from the onset of symptoms or from taking the test, according to the Opening phase criteria. The recovered cases are 1,264,094.
As for deaths, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours, 8 deaths have been registered due to causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deaths amounts to 64,230 in the country.
As of yesterday, 83 people were hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 67 remained with mechanical ventilation support. Regarding the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 316 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 14,350 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported, reaching a total of 48,515,971 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 11.61% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 11.60%.
Regarding the Health Residences, we have 3 accommodation facilities, with a total of 133 beds. The actual occupancy at the national level is 51%, leaving a total of 47 beds available for use.
