This was reported by TASS with reference to the Ministry of Health of the South American country.

It is clarified that over the past day in the country were detected 4,298 infected. 

According to the agency, the number of deaths from a virus-caused disease is currently 2,267; 25,151 patients have recovered.

Earlier, Peruvian Justice Minister Fernando Castañeda said in an interview with ATV that the country's authorities decided to amnesty about 3 thousand prisoners because of the pandemic of the coronavirus infection COVID-19.