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A man with a mask walks on a street in Santiago, Chile, June 10, 2020. (Photo by Jorge Villegas /Xinhua)
Chile is under a state of catastrophe declared months ago to better enforce lockdown and social distancing measures with the help of the army and police force, including a nighttime curfew.
SANTIAGO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Ministry of Health on Monday reported a total of 387,502 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 10,513 deaths from the disease.
According to the ministry, in the previous 24 hours, tests detected 1,556 new cases and 61 more patients died.
Of the new infections, 1,012 people reported symptoms and 480 were asymptomatic. No information was available on the remaining 64 cases.
Chilean health authorities reported 360,385 people have recovered from the disease while 16,604 confirmed cases are considered to be still active.
Chile is under a state of catastrophe declared months ago to better enforce lockdown and social distancing measures with the help of the army and police force, including a nighttime curfew.
Given a drop in new cases, the Chilean government has begun to gradually lift restrictions in the country in an attempt to reactivate the economy, though areas with a high level of new cases remain under quarantine.
