Coronavirus deaths top 50,000 in Latin America
- World
- Reuters
- Published Date: 02:14 | 31 May 2020
- Modified Date: 02:14 | 31 May 2020
Latin America hit a grim milestone on Saturday as coronavirus deaths topped 50,000 and cases neared 1 million, with countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru struggling to stem the tide, according to a Reuters tally.
Coronavirus deaths in Latin America totaled 50,105 and cases stood at 976,425, with Brazil counting for over half of deaths and infections, according to the tally.
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