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Peru reports 958 new COVID-19 cases

LIMA, Dec. 22, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) — Peru on Monday confirmed 958 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking its total caseload to 998,475, said the health ministry.

The ministry also reported 70 more deaths from the virus, raising the total death toll to 37,173.

As many as 934,329 people have recovered from the disease across the South American nation.

BSS/XINHUA/IJ/2020 hrs