Chile reports 338,759 COVID-19 cases, 8,838 deaths

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SANTIAGO, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chile on Thursday reported a total of 338,759 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 8,838 have died from the disease.

According to the Health Ministry, in the previous 24 hours, tests detected 2,371 new cases of infection and 116 more COVID-19 patients died.

Of the new infections, 1,841 presented symptoms and 379 were asymptomatic.

Nationwide, the chances of testing positive is 13 percent, Health Minister Enrique Paris said.

The deputy minister for Aid Networks, Arturo Zuniga, said 18,867 tests were carried out in the same 24-hour period, bringing the total number of tests processed since March to 1,464,640.

Authorities reported 18,490 active cases of COVID-19, with 311,431 former patients having recovered in recent months.

Over the weekend, Chile presented a "step-by-step" plan to gradually open up the economy in five stages, from lockdown to transition, preparation, initial opening and advanced opening. Enditem

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