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Lima:
The 5th wave of the Corona pandemic is spreading in the South American country of Peru. There has been an increase in the number of infections there for the past 3 weeks.
Between last Tuesday and Wednesday alone, 6 thousand 541 people were newly infected. As of last Wednesday, the total number of infected people there is 42 lakh 52 thousand 383. 2 lakh 17 thousand 414 people have died there due to infection.
Omicron’s PA.5 type has the highest impact in wave 5 in Peru.
This information was given by the country’s Minister of Health, Kelly Portalatino.