There are also several social and economic factors that can help explain why Peru has struggled to contain Covid cases.
About 70% of the employed population in Peru work in the informal sector, which is one of the highest rates in Latin America.
These jobs are by their nature unpredictable, and mean many workers have to chose between going out to work or not having enough money to survive.
The government has passed significant support measures to help people who lost their jobs and companies that lost income due to the pandemic - but only about 38% of Peruvian adults have a bank account, making quick digital payments largely impossible.
"Peruvians who went out to work had to use public transport, and to sell goods in very crowded markets," Peruvian economist Hugo Ñopo told the BBC.
More than 40% of households in Peru do not have a refrigerator, according to a
2020 government survey.
Many households "do not have logistics that allow them to stock up on food for many days", Ñopo says.
"They have to go out to stock up frequently and especially go to the markets," he adds.
Early in the pandemic, the markets which many Peruvians rely have been identified as "the main sources of contagion" by government.
On top of this, the latest National Household Survey suggests 11.8% of poor households in Peru live in overcrowded homes.
Cramped housing makes social distancing harder and allows the virus to spread more easily.