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12:46 | Huaraz (Ancash region), Jan. 26. Ancash region, which has been placed by health authorities on a very high alert level, reports a rapid increase in deaths caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), to the extent that January figures already doubled those from December.
This was revealed in the reports prepared by the Regional Health Directorate of Ancash (Diresa Ancash), which states that, so far this month, 199 people have died due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the death toll stood at 99.
The region s fatality rate was 4.2% during the quietest weeks for the health sector but has now reached 4.4%.
Only in Ancash, 2,068 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19.