The Ministry of Health (Minsal) published this Tuesday morning a new report on the situation of the pandemic in the country. The portfolio reported 1,025 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, in addition to three deaths from causes associated with the disease. Likewise, positivity at the national level reached 3.8%.
Of the total cases, 705 correspond to symptomatic people and 113 do not present symptoms. In addition, 207 positive PCR tests were recorded that were not reported.
The variation of new confirmed cases at the national level is -11% and -24% for the comparison of seven and 14 days, respectively. Meanwhile, 14 regions decrease their cases in the last seven days and 15 do so in the last two weeks.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 3,563,650. Of this total, 8,103 patients are in the active stage. The recovered cases are 3,498,554.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were three deaths from causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of deceased amounts to 57,544 in the country.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, the results of 21,545 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported yesterday, reaching a total of 37,105,587 analyzed nationwide to date. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 3.8% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 4.26%.
To date, 206 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 148 are supported by mechanical ventilation. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 323 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located.
