The new overall, however, in no way implies that the pandemic is on the rise, since the health services of the region registered just 164 deaths, a figure lower than on Sunday, when 185 people died, according to the African CDC.

On his side, the infections experienced a slight rise in the last 24 hours since the specialized entity reported five thousand three new infected this Monday, above the two thousand 242 recognized on Sunday.

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