Chile's Coronavirus Deaths Top 10,000

In the past 24 hours, the Chilean Ministry of Health reported 53 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the national death toll to 10,011.

Of the new cases, 1,511 presented symptoms and 604 were asymptomatic.

Chile remains under a state of emergency, and its borders have been closed, in-person classes have been suspended, and non-essential activity has been severely limited.

‘COVID-19 in Chile: 2,201 new cases were reported in the same period, taking the total caseload to 371,023.’

The Chilean government has embarked on a plan to gradually relax the quarantine in some areas in order to reactivate the economy, given a drop in new cases.

Source: IANS