On Saturday morning, the Ministry of Health (Minsal) reported the detection of 4,380 new infections of covid-192,023 of them symptomatic.
The figure represents highest since June 27, when 4,488 cases were reported.
Thus, the reports of the last seven days total 17,155 diagnoses, above 9,631 from last week (Sunday 26 to Saturday 1) and 8,741 from the previous week (Sunday 19 to Saturday 25).
With the result of the day, the total number of patients in the active stage of the disease went from 14,405 to 17,132.
According to portfolio figures, the Nationwide variation of new confirmed cases was 78% and 47% for the comparison of seven and 14 days, respectively.
Right MRI to the 2 thousand cases and Tarapacá with the incidence in the clouds
In the regional breakdown, the Metropolitan region was the one with the most infections.
While 1,745 were reported today, the previous Saturday they reported 650.
Meanwhile, the incidence rate of active cases per 100,000 inhabitants soared in several regions.
Yesterday, Tarapacá reported a rate of 443.2, which today rose to 540.5 due to another 555 patients with the disease, another record for the region during the health crisis.
At the same time, Arica y Parinacota went from 256.1 to 318.6 and Magallanes from 185.5 to 256.2.
Today, the other region above the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants is Antofagasta (114), which yesterday marked 87.4.
Positivity, ICU and deaths
In addition, the digital report reported a national positivity of 5.30%, which corresponds to the highest figure since July 2 (5.65%).
That was established with the analysis of 68,709 tests for coronavirus.
By region, Tarapacá led the day’s list with 18.73%, which was 12.16% yesterday, Friday.
Second was Antofagasta (8.65%), third was Arica and Parinacota (7.77%), fourth was La Araucanía (6.55%) and sixth was RM (5.65%).
Check the official infographic of the day
Read the Minsal report for this Saturday, January 8
Remember the daily number of new covid-19 infections for each Saturday since April 2020
January
08-01-2022
01-01-2022 1.930
2021
December
25-12-2021 1.511
18-12-2021 1.431
11-12-2021 1.375
04-12-2021 2.060
November
27-11-2021 2.667
20-11-2021 2.696
13-11-2021 2.712
03-11-2021 2.895
October
30-10-2021 2.230
23-10-2021 2.056
16-10-2021 1.774
09-10-2021 1.033
02-10-2021 853
September
25-09-2021 783
18-09-2021 610
11-09-2021 489
04-09-2021 477
August
28-08-2021 607
21-08-2021 698
14-08-2021 877
07-08-2021 940
July
31-07-2021 1.152
24-07-2021 1.407
17-07-2021 1.874
10-07-2021 2.696
03-07-2021 3.880
June
26-06-2021 5.208
19-06-2021 6.263
12-06-2021 7.624
05-06-2021 8.867
Mayo
29-05-2021 8.426
22-05-2021 7.514
15-05-2021 6.769
08-05-2021 6.219
01-05-2021 6.469
April
24-04-2021 6.796
17-04-2021 7.696
10-04-2021 8.124
03-04-2021 8.028
March
27-03-2021 7.588
20-03-2021 7.084
13-03-2021 5.928
06-03-2021 5.037
February
27-02-2021 4.523
20-02-2021 3.893
13-02-2021 3.920
06-02-2021 4.063
January
28-01-2021 4.260
21-01-2021 4.363
14-01-2021 4.177
07-01-2021 3.685
2020
December
26-12-2020 2.564
19-12-2020 2.217
12-12-2020 1.807
05-12-2020 1.533
November
28-11-2020 1.718
21-11-2020 1.550
14-11-2020 1.644
07-11-2020 1.760
October
31-10-2020 1.686
24-10-2020 1.631
17-10-2020 1.811
10-10-2020 1.824
03-10-2020 1.880
September
26-09-2020 2.109
19-09-2020 1.848
12-09-2020 2.135
05-09-2020 1.961
August
29-08-2020 2.033
22-08-2020 1.926
15-08-2020 1.777
08-08-2020 2.201
01-08-2020 1.979
July
25-07-2020 2.287
18-07-2020 2.185
11-07-2020 2.755
04-07-2020 3.758
June
27-06-2020 4.406
20-06-2020 5.355
13-06-2020 6.509
06-06-2020 5.246
Mayo
30-05-2020 4.220
23-05-2020 3.536
16-05-2020 1.886
09-05-2020 1.247
02-05-2020 1.427
April
25-04-2020 552
18-04-2020 478
11-04-2020 426
04-04-2020 424
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