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CORONAVIRUS CHILE
Chile registers 92 more deaths from COVID-19 and infections reach 122,499
06/05/2020 19:17
Santiago de Chile, Jun 5 (EFE) .- The Chilean Ministry of Health reported on Friday a new record number of 92 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,448, while other deaths were recorded. 4,207 infections in the last day, raising the global count to 122,499
The Undersecretary of Health, Paula Daza, specified that within the total of deaths, 72 correspond to the new criterion of deaths whose death certificates related to the deceased with COVID-19 despite the fact that he did not have a positive PCR test result for the disease at time to die.
However, Daza reported that this Friday's session would be the last time that a distinction would be made between the deaths since it could generate "confusion", according to the authority.
Regarding the total number of cases, of the 1,222,499 people who have been infected since the first case was counted on March 3, 21,693 are considered active cases (with the capacity to infect third parties).
Among those who are being cared for in the health network due to the pandemic, 1,521 patients are in intensive care units; 1,291 of them are connected to mechanical ventilation, while of this last number, 337 people are in critical condition.
The Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Arturo Z??iga, assured that the country has 327 mechanical ventilators available, in addition to about 400 oxygenation equipment.
Another point that was reported was the increase in sanitary residences in the territory, which reach 129, with approximately 11,631 places to house people with the disease, but who cannot maintain social distancing and other necessary measures to avoid infecting third parties. .
For his part, the Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich, said that starting next week, PCR tests will be implemented based on a saliva sample, a process that would allow increasing the number of people tested, as it is simpler to administer than the original procedure, which consists of taking a sample from the bronchial tree of the person examined.
It should be remembered that this Friday the town of Lonquimay, located 755 kilometers south of Santiago, will end its quarantine, thus being the only area affected by this measure that will end the confinement, leaving only the Chilean capital, six conurbations of this and the northern cities of Iquique and Alto Hospicio as the sectors that will remain in quarantine, at least until next Friday, July 12. EFE
CORONAVIRUS CHILE
Chile registers 92 more deaths from COVID-19 and infections reach 122,499
06/05/2020 19:17
Santiago de Chile, Jun 5 (EFE) .- The Chilean Ministry of Health reported on Friday a new record number of 92 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,448, while other deaths were recorded. 4,207 infections in the last day, raising the global count to 122,499
The Undersecretary of Health, Paula Daza, specified that within the total of deaths, 72 correspond to the new criterion of deaths whose death certificates related to the deceased with COVID-19 despite the fact that he did not have a positive PCR test result for the disease at time to die.
However, Daza reported that this Friday's session would be the last time that a distinction would be made between the deaths since it could generate "confusion", according to the authority.
Regarding the total number of cases, of the 1,222,499 people who have been infected since the first case was counted on March 3, 21,693 are considered active cases (with the capacity to infect third parties).
Among those who are being cared for in the health network due to the pandemic, 1,521 patients are in intensive care units; 1,291 of them are connected to mechanical ventilation, while of this last number, 337 people are in critical condition.
The Undersecretary of Assistance Networks, Arturo Z??iga, assured that the country has 327 mechanical ventilators available, in addition to about 400 oxygenation equipment.
Another point that was reported was the increase in sanitary residences in the territory, which reach 129, with approximately 11,631 places to house people with the disease, but who cannot maintain social distancing and other necessary measures to avoid infecting third parties. .
For his part, the Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich, said that starting next week, PCR tests will be implemented based on a saliva sample, a process that would allow increasing the number of people tested, as it is simpler to administer than the original procedure, which consists of taking a sample from the bronchial tree of the person examined.
It should be remembered that this Friday the town of Lonquimay, located 755 kilometers south of Santiago, will end its quarantine, thus being the only area affected by this measure that will end the confinement, leaving only the Chilean capital, six conurbations of this and the northern cities of Iquique and Alto Hospicio as the sectors that will remain in quarantine, at least until next Friday, July 12. EFE
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