Chile reports 2,124 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths
May 02, 2022
Santiago [Chile], May 2: Chile on Saturday reported 2,124 new COVID-19 infections and 18 deaths in one day, bringing the total caseload to 3,558,631 and national death toll to 57,527, its health ministry said.
According to the ministry's daily report, the COVID-19 positivity rate in the last 24 hours was 4.65 percent nationally and 6.72 percent in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
The ministry also said that there were 9,004 active cases in the South American country and that infections fell by 35 percent in the last two weeks, with 15 of the country's 16 regions showing a decline in cases.
Source: Xinhua
