29 July

Chile on Tuesday reported 349,800 cases of novel coronavirus infection and 9,240 deaths from the disease.

According to the Health Ministry, in the previous 24 hours, tests detected 1,876 new cases and 53 more patients died.

Authorities said 18,228 cases are considered active, while 322,332 people have recovered from the disease.

Chile declared a state of catastrophe months ago to better enforce lockdown and social distancing measures with the help of the army and police force, including a nighttime curfew.

Due to a decline in cases, on Friday, the ministry announced a partial lifting of lockdown measures in seven of 40 districts within the capital Santiago and its metropolitan area, home to a third of the country's population.

xinhua