translated from Spanish: Minsal reported 1,607 new cases and 40 deaths in the country by Covid-19

As part of a new report of the situation by Covid-19 in the country, the Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, highlighted the increase in the number of PCR tests carried out in the country during the last day.” The number of exams we can report today reflects a joint effort between universities, the public network and the private network, which have worked tirelessly to address the challenges of coronavirus, he said. The Minsal holder said that “we have not lowered our arms and will continue to work focused on skiing in a timely manner, actively seeking cases and, for the same reason, I would like to thank the important work of health workers who have made it possible to report, for the first time, more than 41 thousand PCR exams in the last 24 hours.” According to information delivered on Sunday, November 1, 1,607 new cases of Covid-19 were reported, of which 1,031 are symptomatic and 548 have no symptoms. In addition, 28 PCR Positive tests were recorded and were not reported. The total number of people who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country reaches 511,864. Of that total, 9,164 patients are in the active stage of the virus. The cases recovered are 488,166.As for deaths, according to information provided by the Department of Statistics and Health Information (DEIS), in the last 24 hours there were 40 deaths from causes associated with Covid-19. The total number of fatalities is 14,247 in the country. To date, 743 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 606 are with mechanical ventilation support and 89 are in critical health. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there are a total of 383 fans available to the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are located. Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, yesterday the results of 41,152 PCR tests were reported, reaching a total of 4,349,913 tests analyzed nationally. The number of Health Residences available is 149 with 10,835 seats. Today they have 5,565 users considering all regions of the country.

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