QUITO, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador reported on Monday 192 new COVID-19 infections and 10 more deaths in the past 24 hours, to reach an accumulated 446,633 cases and 15,713 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.
The province of Pichincha led in new infections in the last day with 37, of which 35 were registered in the capital Quito, the epicenter of the pandemic in the South American country.
Currently, the population most affected by the virus is between 20 to 49 years of age, accounting for 60 percent of nationwide infections.
As Ecuador faces a spike in cases, the government continues to apply restrictive measures to stop the spread of the virus, including the closure of the country's land borders.
Nevertheless, on June 7, in-person classes were resumed on a gradual and voluntary basis with health protocols in place, which will also be applied to the resumption of in-person work as of July 1.
According to Health Ministry data, 3,558,254 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 had been administered as of June 19, including first and second doses to priority groups. Enditem