China News Service, April 9th. According to Peru’s “Gazette” report, the new crown epidemic data released by the Peruvian Ministry of Health on the 8th local time showed that compared with the previous day’s report, there were 9,966 new confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia, of which 24 were in the past. The number of new cases per hour was 4,318, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 1617864; there were 253 new deaths in a single day, and the cumulative number of deaths was 53,978.

　　According to reports, the Peruvian new crown pneumonia epidemic has reached its worst, and the number of new deaths in a single day in the past few days has gradually increased.

　　According to data from the Peruvian National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in addition to the officially reported 53,725 deaths from the new crown, there are 16,758 suspected deaths from the new crown, which have not been confirmed by testing, bringing the total number of possible deaths to 70,483.

　　According to data from the Peruvian Death Registration System (Sinadef), the number of deaths from the new crown is or higher. As of April 6, the number of deaths due to the new crown virus may be 145,454.

Among them, Lima had 64,611 deaths, accounting for 44% of the country's total.

　　On the other hand, Peru’s Credicorp Capital reported on the 8th that Peru’s economy will grow by 9% in 2021. Construction and mining will become the most dynamic industries driving the country’s GDP expansion. The most prominent industry will be the construction industry.

　　Daniel Verandia, chief economist at Credicorp Capital, said: “We are optimistic because we have seen a substantial increase in housing. Those who managed to maintain their income during the epidemic have managed to save a considerable amount in 2020 without spending. For travel, cars, and gasoline, household savings rates have increased."

　　He also emphasized that the mining industry will be another industry with good performance in 2021.

The mining industry is recovering, and rising copper prices also help.

He expects copper prices to rise by 30%, which is higher than the level predicted 5 months ago, which will boost GDP and the maximum effect will increase by 1.2%.

　　Daniel Vilandia said that in 2021, the primary industry will grow by 9.7%, the non-primary industry will grow by 8.9%, and the Peruvian economy will expand by 9% in 2021.

　　However, he pointed out that considering that GDP will shrink by about 9% in February and rebound by about 8% in March, the epidemic crisis and political uncertainty may bring downside risks.