translated from Spanish: Epidemiological Report: Chile surpasses 39 thousand deaths and 62 thousand active cases of Covid-19

According to the figures provided by the Department of Health Statistics and Information (DEIS) in its 128th Epidemiological Report, 1,745,761 people have been infected with Covid-19 in the country, with 1,461,419 with laboratory confirmation and 284,342 without laboratory confirmation. In this line it was specified that there are currently 62,126 infected, most located in the Metropolitan Region (29,606), Valparaiso (5,573), Biobío (4,928) and Maule (3,705). While the number of deaths reached 39,399, with 30,579 deaths confirmed by the virus and 8,820 are suspected. It should be noted that with these figures, deaths from Covid-19 between 2020 and 2021 represent 21.09 of the country’s total deaths (186,829). The median age of those infected is still 38 years, where 8.16% were under 15 years, 26.60% people 15-29 years, 29.27% people 30-44 years, 26.59% people 45-64 years, while the remaining 9.38% were adults 65 years and older. As for the active cases broken down by commune, the most affected remains Puente Alto, with 2,282 cases. They are followed by Maipú (1,788), Santiago (1,559), La Florida (1,319), Peñalolén (1,277), San Bernardo (1,120), Rancagua (1,063), Los Angeles (1,025), Pudahuel (968) and Renca (893).

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