Covid-19 balance: there are 1,275 new cases, 24 registered deaths and a national positivity of 1.91%

The Ministry of Health reported on Sunday 1,275 new cases of COVID-19, with a positivity of 1.91% in the last 24 hours nationwide, with 58,651 tests, PCR and antigen test.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, reported that “at the national level, the new confirmed cases of the last 7 days vary by -12% and the new cases of the last 14 days vary by -34%”.
Positivity in the Metropolitan Region is 1% and 9 regions have a positivity less than or equal to 2% and 11 regions decrease their cases in the last seven days and 14 do so in the last two weeks.
Paris noted that “there is a decline in positivity at the national level. If the previous Sunday, that is, 7 days ago, 2.35% was reported, today a positivity of 1.91% is reported. Also, and for the fourth consecutive day, active cases reach less than 8,800. These figures indicate the good epidemiological moment on such an important day for the country, where the new President of Chile will be elected.”
Of the 1,275 new cases, 22% are diagnosed by antigen test, 29% originate by Active Case Finding (BAC) and 29% of those reported are asymptomatic. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Region presents 24% by antigen, 21% by BAC and 21% of reported cases are asymptomatic.
According to sampling, the regions with the highest positivity are Los Lagos, Aysén, Valparaíso and Biobío. Meanwhile, the Los Lagos region has the highest incidence rate in the country per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the regions of Aysén, Los Ríos and Biobío.
Daily report
According to Sunday’s report, of the 1,275 new cases of COVID-19, 807 correspond to symptomatic people and 325 have no symptoms. In addition, there were 143 positive PCR tests that were not reported.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 1,791,776. Of that total, 8,364 patients are in the active stage. The recovered cases are 1,739,274.
As for the deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were 24 deaths due to causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deaths in the country stands at 38,864.
To date, 626 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 522 are supported by mechanical ventilation. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there is a total of 239 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where he or she is.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, the results of 58,651 PCR tests and antigen tests were reported, reaching to date a total of 26,754,880 analyzed nationwide. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 1.91% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 1%.

Original source in Spanish

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