Chile's COVID-19 cases climb to 284,541, deaths reach 5,920
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SANTIAGO, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Chile on Thursday reported a total of 284,541 COVID-19 cases since the start of its outbreak, with 5,920 deaths.
According to the Health Ministry, in the past 24 hours, tests have detected 2,498 new cases of infection and 167 more patients died of the virus.
Of the newly detected cases, 2,042 presented symptoms and 230 were asymptomatic.
Some 29,374 cases around the country are considered active, either being treated in hospital or at more than 150 isolation centers established by the government.
In the same 24-hour period, health authorities carried out 10,831 tests for COVID-19, bringing the total number of tests done since testing and tracing began in March to 1,131,008, with a positive rate of 25.16 percent.
Chile's lockdown measures remain in place, including a nighttime curfew enforced by military troops and police officers, closed borders, suspended schools and closed non-essential businesses. Enditem
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