The health authorities have counted 11,123 new positive cases, compared to more than 16,000 daily at the peak during the past week.
Over the last seven days, 4,204 new hospitalizations have been recorded, including 786 severe cases in intensive care.
The positivity rate continues its steady rise. The percentage of infected individuals among those tested is 7.4%, up from 7.2% the previous day, and 5.7% exactly seven days ago.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, at least 31,727 people have died from causes related to the coronavirus.
