Chile warns of "complex scenario" due to rise in COVID-19 cases


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Jan 2021

SANTIAGO, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chile faces a "complex scenario" due to the increase in infections of the novel coronavirus, the Ministry of Health warned on Friday after reporting 4,201 new cases in one day, the highest number since June.

According to the ministry's daily pandemic report, a total of 633,381 people nationwide have now been diagnosed with COVID-19 and 595,799 of them have recovered.

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