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Santiago, July 7 (IANS) Chile reported on Tuesday 1,885 new Covid-19 infections in 24 hours, the lowest number since December 27 when 1,711 daily cases were reported.
In a statement, the Ministry of Health said that with the new infections, the number of confirmed cases rose to 1,574,465, while the death toll climbed to 33,288 with 39 more deaths in the last day.
On Thursday, Chile will lift the lockdown on the Santiago Metropolitan Region, after it reported a significant drop in the positivity rate, the Xinhua news agency reported
On the same day, the South American country will move into phase 3, and there will be no quarantines, with restrictions applying to only 29 municipalities.
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