Santiago de Chile, May 25 (RHC)-- Chile's healthcare system is under strain and "very close to the limit," President Sebastian Piñera has said, as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections approaches 70,000 after a rapid increase in recent days.
The Chilean Ministry of Health reported 3,709 new cases in the last day, bringing the total to 69,102. The death toll is at 718.
"We are very close to the limit because we have had a very large increase in the needs and demands for medical care, and for intensive care unit beds and ventilators," Piñera said during a visit to a hospital in Santiago, which has the highest concentration of cases.
