Chile: Covid-19 Cases - 432.666 cases, 11.895 deaths?

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Source: https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-ch...os-798175.aspx

Chile exceeds 50,000 coronavirus cases and more than 500 dead
18:30 | Lima, May. twenty.

After a week with daily records, Chile passed a milestone by adding 35 deaths and 4,038 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours to bring the number of infected persons to 53,617 and the number of deaths since March to 544, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

In Santiago, the capital of seven million inhabitants which is the main focus of the pandemic in the country, between 94% and 95% of the units with critically ill beds are occupied, and yet another "very important "of hospitalized, authorities said.

The Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich, indicated that the total quarantine in Greater Santiago will be renewed for one more week, so that for the moment the isolation measures will last at least until Friday, May 29.

They also view with concern the increase in cases and hospital occupation in the Valpara?so region, particularly in the port of San Antonio, 120 km west of Santiago, a destination for cruises and commercial import and export operations.

"The greatest number of new cases that we have had in recent weeks refer to the Metropolitan Region, more than 85% of these cases continue to correspond to the Metropolitan Region," said Paula Daza, Undersecretary of Public Health.

The gloomy balances have coincided with a drop in temperatures before the start of the southern winter, with between 9 and 13 degrees Celsius in Santiago, and a climate of social tension in the most poverty-stricken area of the city.

Quarantined

In the rest of the country, some communes in the Antofagasta mining region and Iquique, in the north, are kept in quarantine.

South of Chile decreed total isolation since Friday for the city of Lonquimay, in the Araucan?a Region, "where there is a large concentration of indigenous peoples and the area is very far from hospital centers," said the minister.

Until April 30, the country showed encouraging figures, but experts warned that it was still too premature to claim victory, especially considering that contagions had begun to spread in the poorest and most populated sectors of Santiago, a city where in winter ( especially in June and July) the public health network is usually saturated by respiratory diseases.

With figures that seemed under control, triumphant tones among the authorities and panic over the economic fall, President Sebasti?n Pi?era and several mayors gave signs to recover activity, such as the opening of some shopping centers and the order to return public officials.

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Source: https://correodelsur.com/mundo/20200...s-decesos.html

77% OF POSITIVE CASES CORRESPOND TO THE METROPOLITAN REGION
Chile approaches 600 deaths from covid-19 after reporting 45 new deaths
In the last 24 hours, 3,964 new infections were reported, bringing the total to 57,581
05/21/2020 16:12 | EFE

The coronavirus pandemic has left a total of 589 people dead in Chile after 45 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, representing a new record in the country, the Ministry of Health authorities reported on Thursday.

The number of people infected in the last 24 hours was 3,964, of which 3,538 had symptoms and 426 were asymptomatic, which places the total number of coronavirus cases in Chile at 57,581 since the first positive was confirmed on March 3.

Of the total cases presented in this time, 23,992 correspond to people who have recovered while 33,000 are still active.

"It is evident that the number of cases is increasing, that means that in the next few days that will cause pressure on the healthcare network," said the Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich, in the daily press appearance in which he presents the new pandemic data.

In this regard, the undersecretary of Healthcare Networks, Arturo Z??iga, reported that there are 943 patients hospitalized in intensive care units, of which 795 are under mechanical ventilation and 148 of them remain in critical condition.

"Yesterday we presented a hospital occupation nationwide of 83%, with 2,162 intensive care beds, increasing the number of beds by 53 compared to the previous day. This has allowed us to maintain this level of occupation," he said.

THE CAPITAL CONCENTRATES THE MAJORITY OF CASES

Last week, the Chilean government decreed a mandatory total of 40 in Santiago de Chile and part of its suburbs, a measure that keeps nearly 7 million people confined in their homes and that lasted this Wednesday until May 29 before the advance of the pandemic.

The Metropolitan Region, in which Santiago de Chile is located, concentrates 44,635 of the total number of coronavirus cases (77%) and 388 of the deaths (65%). In fact, 40 of the last 45 deceased belonged to this territory.

Until now, this type of mega-quarantine has been ruled out by the Government, which since the start of the pandemic defended "selective and strategic" confinements, with movement restrictions imposed and lifted in each commune (neighborhood) depending on the new infections

In addition to Santiago and its periphery, the towns of Antofagasta, Iquique, Alto Hospicio and Mejillones - all north of the capital - and the southern town of Lonquimay, in La Araucan?a, also renewed for a week.

In total, throughout the country, almost 8 million people will be quarantined.

PI?ERA REQUESTS UNIT

The President of Chile, Sebasti?n Pi?era, sent a telematic message to the population on Thursday and said he called for "the unity of all Chileans" to fight the coronavirus.

"Today, when our country and the whole world, we live in very hard times, I would like to ... give a message of faith and hope, and ask for the unity of all Chileans," he said.

The pandemic is taking its toll on the Chileans' pocket and this Monday the first protests were registered for lack of work and food in the most humble neighborhoods on the outskirts of the capital, despite the fact that the Government promised the delivery of 2.5 million baskets food.

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Source: https://www.13.cl/programas/bienveni...vos-fallecidos

May 22, 2020
Covid-19 in Chile: 61,857 infected and 41 new deceased
This morning the Undersecretary of Health, Paula Daza, delivered a new report on the situation of coronavirus in Chile that yielded the following figures: 4,276 new cases of which 3,863 correspond to symptomatic people and 413 to asymptomatic people, reaching a total of 61,857, 25,342 of them have been recovered. Finally, we have 41 new deceased, the majority from the Metropolitan Region, leaving a balance of 630 deaths.

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65.393 cases and 673 deaths

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69,102 cases; 718 deaths: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/202..._139084715.htm

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73,997 cases; 761 deaths: https://cdn.digital.gob.cl/public_fi...te_Covid19.pdf

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Source: https://www.13.cl/programas/bienveni...806-fallecidos


May 26, 2020
Covid-19 update in Chile: 77,961 infected and 806 deceased

According to what was reported this morning by the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, at 9:00 pm yesterday, 3,964 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in our country, for a total of 77,961 infected.

Based on the daily breakdown, there are 3,618 new cases with symptoms and 346 documented with positive PCR.

Likewise, 45 new deaths were added, reaching the unfortunate figure of 806 deaths as a result of this pandemic.

30,915 people have recovered, while 1,202 are in an Intensive Care Unit. Of these, 1,029 are connected to a mechanical fan, while 229 are in critical condition.

The authority also called for the "solidarity and collaboration" of citizens to respect health standards.

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Source: https://www.13.cl/programas/bienveni...841-fallecidos

May 27, 2020
Covid-19 update in Chile: 82,289 infected and 841 deceased


According to what was reported this morning by the Undersecretary of Public Health, Paula Daza, at 21 hours yesterday, 4,328 new cases of Covid-19 were registered in our country, for a total of 82,289 infected.

Based on the daily breakdown, there are 3,956 new cases with symptoms and 372 documented with positive PCR.

Likewise, 35 new deaths were added, reaching the unfortunate figure of 841 deaths as a result of this pandemic.

33,540 people have recovered, while 1,251 are in an Intensive Care Unit. Of these, 1,048 are connected to a mechanical fan.

The Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich, also explained that 404 new mechanical ventilators will arrive on June 3, in addition to insisting that the new high-flow oxygen therapy technology was incorporated for the treatment of patients with Covid-19

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Source: https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad...os-coronavirus

Chile registers 49 new deaths from coronavirus, the highest number since the start of the pandemic
Published:
May 28, 2020 3:09 PM GMT
The total number of infected has risen to 86,943, after registering 4,654 cases in the last day.

The Chilean Health Minister, Jaime Ma?alich, reported on Thursday, May 28, that in the last 24 hours there were 49 deaths from coronavirus, the highest number of fatalities in a single day since the start of the pandemic in this country.

With this, the number of deaths from covid-19 in the nation rises to 890, the official said, at the usual press conference to announce the progress of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, the number of infected people rose to 86,943, after registering 4,654 cases in the last day. With this, it surpasses China in the number of infected, since the Asian nation, where the pandemic began, registers 84,106 cases.

Until this Wednesday, May 27, Chile registered 82,289 infected and 841 deaths from coronavirus, according to the official report.
Hospitalized and recovered

Ma?alich specified that, to date, 36,150 patients have recovered, after having tested positive for coronavirus.

The minister also reported that 1,286 of the active cases are hospitalized in intensive care units, of which 1,079 are under mechanical ventilation.

In addition, 1,386 people are in health care facilities - spaces enabled for coronavirus-positive patients to be quarantined. He noted that there is still space for another 3,921 citizens.

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Source: https://www.diariolibre.com/actualid...mas-MP19164448

Chile registers 54 new deaths from coronavirus and 3,695 more cases
EFE - 05/29/2020, 02:33 PM
(Updated with more statements by the Minister of Health)

Santiago de Chile, May 29 (EFE) .- Chile registered 54 deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which represents a new record and brings the total death toll to 944, while it accounted for another 3,698 infections, placing the total figure at 90,638, of which 38,598 have recovered, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday.

"It is the highest number of deceased, which is concentrated in older adults who faced advanced diseases, where COVID was the last (disease) that caused them to die early," explained the head of the Health portfolio, Jaime Ma?alich. .

The minister also said that he has asked the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic to audit the 'sources of information' regarding deaths from COVID-19, after a report by the investigative media Ciper that indicated that on May 25 the Ministry had recorded 63 fewer deaths from coronaviruses than those listed in the Civil Registry.

'We have asked you - and today we are going to make it official, but the comptroller already agreed with this - to fully audit the sources of information, the information bases that we use today for all these reports and to guarantee, evaluate and correct , if it is the case, that they are in accordance with the international regulations of the WHO, "said Ma?alich.

Of the 3,698 new infections, 3,355 had symptoms and 340 were asymptomatic, the minister explained.

Regarding critical care, 1,350 people are in intensive care units, of which 1,143 are connected to mechanical ventilation.

The number of critically ill patients is 306 and there are 345 fans available, the minister said.

In this sense, the percentage of occupation of critical beds is around 86% nationwide, while in the Metropolitan region, where the country's capital is located, the percentage is around 93%.

QUARANTINES IN OVERCOME SECTORS

The minister clarified some words he said the previous day to a local television channel, where he commented that "there is a sector of Santiago where there is a level of poverty and overcrowding" of the magnitude of which he was not aware, and this day he claimed to have "a very complete knowledge of the reality of the country, of its iniquity situation, of the employment situation (and) of the situation of migrants'.

'When I visit a place where I know that there is a lot of poverty, a lot of concentration of people and I see it, I reinterpret it, I reread it, in the sense of saying what possibilities we have of in this specific place, where there are 10 people living in a room with a kitchen, a quarantine is effective enough in this place ', commented the Ma?alich.

In this sense, he recalled the strategy implemented by the Government to install sanitary residences to care for people who cannot quarantine in optimal conditions in their homes.

"It is evident that the fundamental strategy in these areas with known poverty, when we speak of a health strategy, we must generate the complementation of a strategy in the sense of sanitary residences and in the isolation of their cases and contacts," said the minister. .

THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE QUARANTINE WILL ALSO GO TO RESIDENCES

The high authority stressed that quarantines will also be the place to which people who do not comply with the obligation to be in confinement will be sent, these are people infected or suspected of carrying the virus.

"We have decreed that all these people - who do not comply with the quarantine - be transferred, even with the support of the public force if necessary, to a supervised medical residence, so that people complete the quarantine there," said Ma?alich.

Finally, asked if he has the confidence of the country's president, Sebasti?n Pi?era, the Minister of Health said: 'I continue to count and I have the honor of continuously having the support, help of the President of the Republic and that is why I am standing here. '

In recent weeks, the Chilean Government had to change the confinement strategy in some cities, particularly in the country's capital, going from implementing selective and partial quarantines by neighborhoods and sectors to total quarantines. EFE

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94,858 cases; 997 deaths.
Chile accelerates delivery of food baskets: https://santiagotimes.cl/en/2020/05/...pproach-95000/

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105,159 cases; 1,113 deaths: https://santiagotimes.cl/en/2020/06/...h-1113-deaths/

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Chile registers its deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic- 108,686 cases; 1,188 deaths: https://santiagotimes.cl/en/2020/06/...irus-pandemic/

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Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...id-19-en-chile

For the fourth consecutive day, deaths from Covid-19 in Chile increase
Santiago de Chile, Jun 3 (Prensa Latina) With 87 deaths in the last day, the number of deaths from Covid-19 in Chile increased for the fourth consecutive day, while the government decided to extend the total quarantine in this capital for another week.

Paula Daza, Undersecretary of Health, also reported that until 9:00 pm local time on Tuesday, 4,942 new cases of Covid-19 were reported, the vast majority of them in the Metropolitan region, which remains the epicenter of the pandemic in the country.

With the new reports, the total number of deaths, exactly three months after the first infected was reported, rises to 1,217, while the number of patients reaches 113,628.

For his part, the Minister of Health, Jaime Ma?alich, pointed out that after a long meeting with President Sebasti?n Pi?era this morning, it was decided to maintain, for at least one more week from Friday at 22:00 local time, the total quarantine in all the cities of the country where that measure prevails.

The quarantine will only be lifted in the Lonquimay commune, in the La Araucan?a region.

The minister noted that in the metropolitan region, where the entire capital of the country and six other adjacent municipalities are quarantined, studies have found that the mobility of people has only been reduced by 30 percent, which is too little for the measures of isolation may have some effect.

He noted that this requires that mobility at least be reduced by half and warned that more restrictive measures will be taken to grant permits to people to leave their homes and control the presence of the population on the streets.

The situation in the capital is very critical, and the most recent epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health revealed, among other aspects, that of the 50 communes of the Metropolitan Region, including those that are not in quarantine, 32 increased their active cases, with compared to a study from the previous week.

Meanwhile, the undersecretary of healthcare networks, Arturo Z??igam, explained that of the total number of patients active in the country, 1,475 are hospitalized in intensive care units, 1,218 of them with artificial ventilation and 229 in critical condition, figures that also continues to increase in recent weeks.

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118,292 cases; 1,356 deaths: https://santiagotimes.cl/en/2020/06/...-118000-cases/