translated from Spanish: ICovid: Despite low cases figures are three times above the threshold

The ICovid report by the universities of Chile, Católica and De Concepción warned that despite the decrease of new cases of covid in the country, these remain above the threshold of 10 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.
The new weekly report reported that in the charge, there is a “sustained downward trend, from 32 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the fortnight of April 11 to 24 to 28.8 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the fortnight from April 25 to May 8”.
The drop is 9%, but the ICovid traffic light remains red, still far from the limit of 10 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. “We are 3 times above that threshold and the situation remains critical,” the report said.
On the test, the report reportedly reported a decrease for the fourth consecutive week, while for traceability, ICovid said there are no significant improvements and that the values remain relatively stable since October.
In four regions of the country, meanwhile, the occupancy of ICU beds exceeds 95%: Valparaiso, Metropolitana, Maule and La Araucanía. Nationally, occupancy was recorded at 94.1%.
Regarding the vaccination process, the report detailed that “considering that protection against the virus is reached after two weeks, we could say that 84% of the population of 70 years and older, 51% of the population between 50-69 years and 24% of the population between 18-49 years, as of May 10, is protected by the vaccine”.
 

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