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Chile[/B] is expected to face a new peak in SARS-CoV-2 cases within the next two weeks, a team of experts estimated yesterday Tuesday.
The country is facing a fifth pandemic wave of the new coronavirus in recent times and "we may be approaching its peak in two to three weeks," pointed out Felipe Elorieta, head of an epidemic and pandemic surveillance team at the University of Santiago.
The team analyzed data from the Ministry of Health, which shows that cases have increased by 58% in the past 14 days.
"Last week we had 8,500 cases (daily average). This week we are expected to have 9,000 to 10,000," according to Mr. Elorieta, who estimates that at the peak of the current wave, infections will be around 10,000, a number considerably lower than in previous outbreaks.
In addition, the team pointed out that there has been an increase in patient admissions to hospitals since last week.
As of yesterday Tuesday, the Latin American country was counting almost 58,000 deaths due to COVID-19 (exactly 57.997) out of a total of 3.7 million cases of SARS-CoV-2.
In addition, the Malaysian Ministry of Health[/B] announced today that in the 24 hours to midnight yesterday, 9 more patients succumbed[/B] to complications of COVID-19 and 1.128 cases of SARS-CoV-2.
The death toll from the pandemic of the new coronavirus in the country of 33 million people has reached 35,699 deaths out of a total of 4,517,447 infections.
The so-called active cases are 21,202. There are 25 patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units (ICUs), 12 intubated.
83% of the population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 49.3% have received booster doses.
Source: CNA
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