SANTIAGO, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chile's Health Ministry reported on Thursday 6,181 new COVID-19 cases and 136 more deaths in the past 24 hours, for a total of 1,266,601 cases and 27,520 deaths.

Cases have decreased by 15 percent in the last 14 days in the country, according to Health Minister Enrique Paris.

However, in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, infections have increased by 6 percent, he noted.

Chile faced the peak of the pandemic in April, when it surpassed 9,000 COVID-19 cases in one day, which led to the quarantine of more than 80 percent of the population.

Currently, the government has confirmed a slight decrease in cases, however, experts have called for caution due to the resumption of commercial activities and school classes in certain municipalities where quarantines have been lifted.

This weekend, the South American country will hold elections for constituent conventions, mayors, councilors and regional governors, for which a series of measures have been taken to avoid infections. Enditem

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