Covid deaths this year in Chile already represent more than half of those in 2020

The The second wave of the pandemic hit Chile much harder than the first wave, according to an analysis released today, it was pointed out that coronavirus-related deaths until last Thursday already represent more than half of deaths than in 2020.

According to figures from the Department of Health Statistics and Information (DEIS), from March 22, 2020, when the first coronavirus death was recorded, more than 33,000 died from Covid-19 or by the consequences derived from this disease.

Last year 22,217 people died and, until Thursday, 11,156 killed in Chile so far in 2021, It’s the 50.21% of the total last year, today published the newspaper The third.

An analysis of official figures shows that last month was the second deadliest since the start of the pandemic.

In the midst of this context, Health Minister Enrique Paris described the current worrying situation today, but he tried to show a silver lining: “We are in a state of stabilization, however, that does not mean that we have overcome the pandemic.”

Chile is one of the countries with the highest vaccination rate in the region and the world; Howeveror, the continuous increase in infections, hospitalizations and deaths has forced the government of Sebastián Piñera return to the strictest containment restrictions in order to drastically slow the circulation of the virus and relax the hospital system, which had a 97% national intensive therapy occupancy.

Today, this occupation has fallen to 95%, but the situation is still very worrying.