COVID-19 case count in Chile nears 100,000, death toll exceeds 1,000
Bernama
June 1, 2020 13:07 MYT
June 1, 2020 13:07 MYT
Chile’s COVID-19 case count increased by 4,830 and reached 99,688, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the country’s Health Ministry on Sunday.
The South American nation also registered 57 coronavirus-related fatalities over the given period, taking the overall death toll to 1,054.
At the same time, the number of recoveries reached 42,727.
Chile’s COVID-19 infection rate significantly increased in the second half of May – the country is reporting some 3,500-4,500 new cases a day, up from approximately 300-500 cases per day in April. - BERNAMA