-The health authority made a special call to young people between 29 and 26 years old to get vaccinated next week.
The Minister of Health, Enrique Paris, pointed out that “7,614 new cases are reported, of which 27% originate from active case search (BAC) and 27% of those notified are asymptomatic. As for the Metropolitan Region, it presents 21% due to BAC and 24% of the reported cases are asymptomatic ”. He added that the regions, according to the sampling, with the highest average positivity in the last seven days are Araucanía, O’Higgins, Metropolitana and Maule.
The health authority reported that “only four regions decreased their cases in the last seven days and nine in the last 14 days.” Meanwhile, the Aysén region registers the highest incidence rate in the country per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the regions of Magallanes, Los Ríos and Arica. Meanwhile, the regions with the highest increase in new confirmed cases in the last seven days are: Aysén, O’Higgins, Los Lagos and Biobío.
The Secretary of State insisted on “always maintaining self-care measures, use a mask, wash hands with soap and water, use alcohol gel, maintain physical distance and avoid crowds. It is also important to ventilate with the simple ‘2-3-30’ formula. This consists of having two windows or doors open in opposite places, three times a day ventilating the place for at least 30 minutes. In this way, the air is cleaned in case of COVID-19 particles. All these measures are for now the most effective to avoid new infections while the population continues with the inoculation process according to the established calendar ”.
“I make a special invitation to the youngest, between 29 and 26 years old, to get vaccinated during the next week, in this way they will protect themselves and also take care of their families, friends and relatives,” emphasized Minister Paris. Likewise, the vaccination of pregnant women with 16 weeks of gestational age will continue, second dose to the population vaccinated with the first dose between April 26 and May 2, laggards of 30 or more years, and chronically laggards between 18 and 24 years.
Daily report
According to today’s report, of the 7,614 new cases of COVID-19, 5,145 correspond to symptomatic people and 1,943 do not have symptoms. In addition, 526 Positive PCR tests were recorded that were not reported.
The total number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the country reaches 1,315,913. Of this total, 40,849 patients are in the active stage. The recovered cases are 1,245,988.
Regarding deaths, according to the information provided by the DEIS, in the last 24 hours there were 121 deaths from causes associated with COVID-19. The total number of deaths is 28,290 in the country.
To date, 2,991 people are hospitalized in Intensive Care Units, of which 2,457 are on mechanical ventilation support. In relation to the Integrated Health Network, there is a total of 291 critical beds available for the patient who requires it, regardless of the region where they are.
Regarding the Laboratory Network and diagnostic capacity, yesterday the results of 68,158 PCR tests were reported, reaching to date a total of 14,213,225 analyzed nationwide. The positivity for the last 24 hours at the country level is 10.06% and in the Metropolitan Region it is 11%.
With regard to the Health Residences, we have 211 accommodation facilities, with 15,284 total beds. The real occupation nationwide is 75%, leaving a total of 2,667 beds available to be used.
For more information, people who do not have the conditions to carry out an effective quarantine at home and need to move to a Sanitary Residence, can call 800 726 666 or enter the website of the Ministry of Health, www.minsal.cl .
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