(Xinhua) Chile’s Ministry of Health reported on Monday more than 7.000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the fifth consecutive day, after registering 7.247 infections in the last 24 hours, bringing the accumulated total count to 984.484.
The ministry also recorded 101 deaths in the same period, for a death toll of 23.070.
Deputy Health Minister Paula Daza said during a press conference that Chile has seen an 11 percent increase in cases in the last seven days and a 33 percent increase in the last 14 days.
“This is why we have a significant amount of the population under such harsh measures as quarantine,” she said, referring to the more than 16 million Chilean residents who are now in quarantine, including the entire Santiago Metropolitan Region.
As a result of the critical health situation in the country, Daza also announced that 11 more towns will be added to the quarantine list beginning on Thursday.
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