Although the number of cases could include results from the weekend, it is much higher than Sept. 20´s report (51,816) and Sept. 27 (73,639).
The country´s incidence rate, on the other hand, rose to 468 per 100,000 inhabitants, well above that reported a month ago.
Hospitalization rating also reflects the fresh wave, with 15,535 people admitted, 369 more than those reported on Monday, while ICUs patient toll amounted to 888.
Regarding deaths, the health agency reported 74 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the country´s overall toll to 155,272 since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020.
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