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Latin America Fatalities on the Rise as Global COVID-19 Death Toll Nears
400,000

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   Latin America, specifically Brazil and Mexico, are seeing increases in
   the number of coronavirus-related cases and deaths, as the global death
   toll nears 400,000.

   Globally, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is more than 6.8
   million, while the death toll stood at 398,321 Saturday night, Johns
   Hopkins University's Coronavirus Research Center reported.

   The United States is the world's hardest-hit nation, with more than
   109,000 deaths and nearly 1.9 million confirmed cases. On Saturday, it
   reported 746 coronavirus-related deaths in the previous 24 hours,
   according to Johns Hopkins.

   While the U.S. has suffered the largest number of COVID-19-related
   deaths and confirmed cases, on a per capita basis, several European
   countries, such as Italy, France and Spain, have a higher death toll.

   But Latin America has seen an increase in the number of cases and
   deaths, with the region tallying nearly 1.2 million confirmed cases and
   more than 60,000 deaths, according to CNN. Tolls are also rising
   sharply in Mexico, Peru and Ecuador, the French news agency reported,
   adding in Chile, deaths have risen by more than 50 percent in the past
   week.

   On Wednesday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom
   Ghebreyesus [1]said in a virtual news conference, "We are especially
   worried about Central and South America, where many countries are
   witnessing accelerating epidemics."

   Brazil has the second-highest number of confirmed cases worldwide, with
   645,771, and it ranks third in deaths, with 35,026, Johns Hopkins
   reported Saturday. Mexico ranks 14th in the number of cases worldwide,
   with 110,026, but is seventh overall in the number of COVID-19-related
   deaths, with 13,170, the university reported.

References

   1. https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/transcripts/who-audio-emergencies-coronavirus-press-conference-03jun2020.pdf?sfvrsn=2338e5ce_0

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