President Martin Vizcarra on Tuesday afternoon confirmed that
Within this framework, the Head of State reported that 14,463 samples were taken, of which 13,398 resulted negative and 1,065 were positive.
In this sense, the top official said the percentage of positive cases accounts for 7% of the total.
According to the dignitary, the rate of people infected —in the national territory— is lower compared to other countries, whose numbers doubled every two or three days.
Of the confirmed cases, 190 patients are hospitalized and 57 in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The death toll stands at 30, the Health Ministry reported.