QUITO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador reported on Monday 386 new COVID-19 infections and four more deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative tally to 432,739 cases and 15,293 deaths.

In its daily report, the Ministry of Public Health also reported another 5,521 deaths considered to be COVID-19 related, but not verified.

New infections in the last day were concentrated in the province of Guayas, which recorded 90 more cases, followed by Pichincha province, with 51 new infections.

Meanwhile, the new administration's vaccination plan, which seeks to inoculate 9 million people against COVID-19 in its first 100 days in office, has immunized over 560,000 people since May 31, Health Minister Ximena Garzon told local radio.

On Monday, the South American country began the gradual and voluntary return to in-person classes at many educational institutions and universities, after more than a year of forced closures due to the pandemic. Enditem

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