2021-04-03 23:06:09 GMT2021-04-04 07:06:09(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
QUITO, April 3 (Xinhua) Ecuador registered 1,137 new cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 333,175 and the death toll to 12,050, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday.
The agency said there were another two deaths probably caused by COVID-19, bringing the total of suspected deaths to 4,879.
The province of Pichincha, where the capital city of Quito is located, continues to be the most affected area of the country, with the city reaching a total of 107,167 infections.
The country has seen a sharp rise in cases, leading the National Committee for Emergency Operations to impose new restrictions on Thursday in an attempt to contain infections and avoid overwhelming the healthcare system.
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