translated from Spanish: Coquimbo region registers 181 new cases and 1,151 active Covid-19 contagions

“I would like to reiterate the call to the population to make good use of the time slot Choose to Live Healthy on weekends and holidays. During this week it began operating with new schedules, expanding its coverage to allow the entire population to play sports during the mornings on the days in Quarantine. For communes in Quarantine and Phase 2, the sports strip runs from 05:00 to 10:00 hours, on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays,” said the health seremi, Alejandro García.In that sense, the health authority noted that “for which no general travel permit is needed, private self or public transport cannot be used and above all preventive health measures must be maintained at all times , to avoid possible contagion”. Today’s health report reported two new deaths at the regional level from Covid-19, one from La Serena and one from Coquimbo. “Which is why we send our sincere condolences to family members and loved ones,” health authority said. In relation to the detail of cases, by today, April 24, “181 new cases of Coronavirus, 43 De La Serena, 47 de Coquimbo, 2 de Andacollo, 4 de La Higuera, 1 de Vicuña, 13 de Illapel, 4 de Canela, 6 de Los Vilos, 10 de Salamanca, 23 de Ovalle, 2 de Combarbalá, 2 de Monte Patria, 5 de Punitaqui , 3 of Rio Hurtado, 3 from another region and 13 without notification in the Epivigila System. With this, 31,064 cumulative cases are counted, with 1,151 active contagions,” ended Seremi García.For his part, the director of the Coquimbo Health Service, Edgardo González, delivered the balance sheet of the Healthcare Network, reporting that it has a general occupancy of 76%, with 277 units available. “Of these beds, 22 belong to the Critical Patient Unit, intended to care for patients in the most serious condition, being 13 beds of the Intensive Care Unit, ICU, and 9 of the Intermediate Treatment Unit, ICU,” he said. Regarding hospitalized people, the director noted that “today we have 848 people admitted to our Public-Private Care Network, of whom 212 are affected by the virus. Of these patients, 83 remain in critical condition in the Intensive Care Units of our hospitals and the RedSalud Elqui Clinic, and 64 are severely connected to a mechanical fan.”



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