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Latin America and Caribbean surpass 300,000 Covid-19 deaths: AFP
MONTEVIDEO, Sept 9, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Latin American and the Caribbean on
Tuesday surpassed 300,000 deaths from Covid-19, with hard-hit Peru alone
adding more than 30,000 new virus deaths, according to an AFP count of
official data.
Brazil continues to be the most-affected country in the region. It also has
the third-highest caseload in the world, with 4,162,073 reported cases, and
the second-highest death toll, with 127,464.
But Peru, with 93.28 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, has the highest
mortality rate in the region, according to a ranking published by Johns
Hopkins University.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1005 hrs