The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile during 2020: a data perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact in most countries worldwide, in particular impacting Chile greatly to become one of the worst hit countries in the world, despite its low population compared to other affected countries around the world. In this study we report the evolution of the COVID-...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2021-02
Main Authors: Benavides, Gonzalo A, Larach, Francisca, Marchant, Vicente, Fernández, Joaquín, Montoya, Fredy, Domínguez, Sebastián, Mejías, Camilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Evolution
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact in most countries worldwide, in particular impacting Chile greatly to become one of the worst hit countries in the world, despite its low population compared to other affected countries around the world. In this study we report the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Chile since the first positive case was announced on March 3, 2020, and until November 30, 2020. We provide a detailed description of the data provided by the Chilean Ministry of Science per administrative region on the number of new cases, tests per capita, and deaths in the country.
ISSN:2331-8422