Latin America and the Caribbean surpassed Europe on to become the region hardest-hit with coronavirus deaths. The region has so far recorded over 206,000 deaths, approximately 30%of the global total.
Brazil, the Latin American country most affected by COVID-19, has recorded a total of 95,819 deaths, and Mexico has 48,869 deaths. The spread of the pandemic has also accelerated in Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Bolivia.
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Worldwide there have been more than 19 million cases of coronavirus and over 715,000 deaths from the illness since it was first reported in China at the end of last year.
