More than 6,800 cases of coronavirus in a 24 hour period in Chile

Over 6,800 new cases of coronavirus were recorded in the last 24 hours Chile.

The Chilean Ministry of Health announced that 6,832 cases of SARS-CoV-2 had been confirmed in the laboratory in the past 24 hours, while another 179 patients with COVID-19 succumbed.

The number of infections meant the reversal of the downward trend recorded in the previous five days, as noted by AMPE.

According to official figures, the number of victims of the youth pandemic coronavirus in the country amounts to 25,532 deaths out of a total of 1,148,320 infections.

“We need everyone to help. Health workers will not be able to cope on their own with this pandemic. We need the cooperation of all Chileans, “said Deputy Health Minister Alberto Duniac during a press conference, urging citizens to abide by the measures.

Chile, which is facing a new wave of pandemics despite being at the forefront internationally in immunizing its citizens, has closed the border, while the authorities have now put the entire metropolitan area of ​​the capital Santiago in lockdown to slow the spread of the virus.

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