This day, Chile completed 100 consecutive reports for the first time with a national PCR positivity of over 10%. This milestone marked its beginnings on October 13 when the Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported an indicator of 11.94% based on 20,514 tests.
Prior to this, the Government of the President of the Republic, gabriel borichad already exceeded three months with this positivity, but it did not exceed 100 days.
Regarding the government of former President Sebastián Piñera, positivity reached 64 consecutive balances over 10%, right in the middle of the wave of infections that unleashed the arrival in Chile of the Ómicron variant, which likewise left records of new infections and patients. in active stage of Covid-19.
It should be noted that according to the Minsal report on January 20, 2023, the country registered 2,522 new cases, with a positivity rate of 11.42% in the last 24 hours nationwide. In addition, new confirmed cases decreased by 25.1% in the last week.
Regarding the deceased, according to the information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), on the last day 17 deaths were registered due to causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deaths amounts to 63,616 in the country.
Finally, there are a total of 313 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located. As for the sanitary residences, there are 3 accommodation facilities, with a total of 133 beds.
