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Chilean authorities reported on Sunday that they were 7,326 new covid-19 infections detected, closing a record week of expansion of the pandemic, with the hospital network at the limit, 16 million people in total quarantine and more than 30,000 deaths among confirmed and suspected cases according to the statistics department of the Ministry of Health (Minsal) .
To date, the country, whose confinement decreed by the Minsal affects 97% of the population, maintains 41,767 active cases, that is to say people capable of spreading the disease.
To stop the spread of the virus, over the weekend, the government canceled personal travel permits across the country, in addition to ordering the closure of major supermarket chains and markets.
Despite the fact that more than 6.3 million people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, in a massive campaign that began last February, the scenario has reached such a point of gravity that political institutions are evaluating the postponement of the elections of the 10 and April 11, where, among other positions, the delegates who will draft a new Constitution will be determined.
According to the portfolio of Health, 2539 people remain hospitalized in intensive care units, including 2,178 with assisted mechanical ventilation.
With 95% health network at full capacity, it was reported 101 people died in the last 24 hours, reaching a total of 22,754 PCR positive deaths.
Since the start of the pandemic in Chile, 977,243 people have contracted covid-19, and during the last day, the national positivity rate was 9.1% and 8% in the metro area.
The government, which has committed 35 million doses to carry out its vaccination plan, plans to vaccinate 80% of the population by the end of June.
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