Ecuador reported fresh 1696 corona cases on Sunday. With the addition of this cases, the total number of cases, reach to 267,223.

According to the Ecuadoran Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Ecuador reported 1,696 new corona cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 267,223. The ministry also reported 49 more deaths, bringing the death toll to 10,599, while 230,377 patients have recovered from the disease.

The corona cases are continously increasing in the nation and according to the ministry the one of the main sources of transmission being family gatherings of more than 10 people in spaces without ventilation for over two hours. The province of Pichincha continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic in the country, with a total of 93,651 cases, most of them concentrated in the capital city of Quito, which reported 539 new cases in the last 24 hours.Ecuador started  a four-day holiday on Saturday for Carnival, and authorities have asked the people to follow corona norms.

Meanwhile, over 10.84 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus globally and 23.891 lakh have died so far. India, along with many countries, has granted emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines and has started the process of vaccinating healthcare workers and high-risk groups. 

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