This Monday, for the fifth consecutive day, 30,000 daily infections were exceeded. The Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported 31.063 new cases and 147.753 assets, the highest figure since the start of the pandemic.
Along with that report, they also notified 3.476 patients hospitalized for Covid-19 -considering those in basic, medium, ICU and ICU beds-.
Specifically, 632 They’re in Intensive Care Units (UCI), an index that has been increasing compared to previous days. In fact, 31 more were recorded today than on Sunday and 192 more than seven days ago. Of this number, 490 They’re in mechanic ventilation.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, addressed hospitalizations in the ICU during the epidemiological balance of this day and, specifically, referred to the percentage of people who are in this condition and who do not have their vaccination schedule up to date.
As indicated by the Secretary of State, of the 632 patients hospitalized in the ICU for coronavirus, 63% do not have their complete vaccination schedule or do not have any doses. “They are in unnecessary danger, in my opinion, and they will also affect their families, obviously,” he said in this regard.
In addition, he explained that, by not having protection against the virus, this group is the one that enters “in the majority” to hospitalizations. “stressing and putting demands on the healthcare network”.
As an example, Paris specified that people in the age group between 51 and 61 years who are not up to date with the inoculation schedule. According to the figures, those who belong to that age range and have not been vaccinated enter the ICU “almost 100 times more than vaccinated people”.
“Why are they taking risks? Why do they risk getting sick and dying when preventive treatment -obviously mask, distance ventilation- and the vaccine above all can protect us. Why are we not able to understand that?
About the vaccination campaign at the national level, until this February 7 14.115.544 people belonging to the target population over 18 years of age have completed their vaccination schedule, which corresponds to 92.86% of the country.
While, 12.595.933 have already received their first booster dose and 288.271 the second. In fact, this morning the President Sebastian Pinera began the mass vaccination campaign for the fourth dose against Covid-19, starting today with those aged 55 or older who have received their booster dose by August 15, 2021. In this framework, until 12:00 today, more than 300,000 people were counted with the fourth dose at the national level.
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