COVID-19
Of the total accumulated positive cases of COVID-19 in Metropolitan Lima (480,438), the jurisdiction of South Lima represents 46.6% (223,972) so far in the pandemic, reported the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks (Diris) South Lima of the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
The executive director of Health Monitoring and Management of the Diris Lima Sur, Oscar Manuel Espejo Fernández, explained that, according to what was reported in the COVID-19 Situation Room of the Diris Lima Sur, as of February 3 of this year, 86.1% of active cases are found in 5 of the 13 districts of this jurisdiction, being Santiago de Surco (994), Villa El Salvador (818), San Juan de Miraflores (744), Villa María del Triunfo (713) and Chorrillos (688) the districts where the increase has been observed since the beginning of January.