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Prime Minister: 86 coronavirus cases confirmed in Peru

10:09 | Lima, Mar. 16.

The President of the Council of Ministers Vicente Zeballos on Monday reported that there are 86 people infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peru as at this morning.

According to the Health Ministry, confirmed cases have been reported in the capital city of Lima (70), followed by the regions: Callao (3), Lambayeque (3) Arequipa (2), Huanuco (2), Piura (2), Ancash (1), Cusco (1), Ica (1), and La Libertad (1). Other 2,229 samples tested negative for COVID-19.

The government official specified that state of national emergency decreed by the Government —which includes social isolation for 15 days— seeks to prevent the disease from spreading in the country.

Peru reported a total of 38 confirmed cases on Friday. The following day, they rose to 43 on and to 71 on Sunday.

?? Reporte ¦ Esta es la situación del coronavirus #COVID19 en Perú hasta las 8:46 horas del 16 de marzo. #PerúEstáEnNuestrasManos

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— Ministerio de Salud (@Minsa_Peru) March 16, 2020

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Published: 3/16/2020

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