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Peru, with 33 million inhabitants, ranks first in the world in the number of deaths from COVID-19 per capita, highlights AFP. In the last 24 hours, almost 2,800 new coronavirus infections have been registered in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 860,000. 33,577 people have died, the Peruvian Ministry of Health said, cited by TASS.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in Argentina exceeded 25,000, AFP reported, citing health authorities. In the last 24 hours, 421 people have died and about 17,100 new cases of coronavirus have been identified. The total number of infected registered in Argentina, with a population of 44 million people, is close to 950 thousand.
During the last 24 hours in Brazil More than 28,000 new cases of coronavirus have been identified. 713 people have died, the Health Ministry said, cited by TASS. The total number of infected registered in Brazil is close to 5.170 million. The country ranks third in the world in this indicator after the United States and India. 152,460 people died. Brazil ranks second in the grim statistics after the United States. More than 5,500 new infections have been confirmed in Mexico in the last 24 hours. 387 people have died, Reuters reported, citing the Health Ministry.
Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Mexico approaching 835 thousand. However, the government acknowledges that the actual number is likely to be much higher, Reuters notes. 85,285 people died. Mexico ranks fourth on the black list after the United States, Brazil and India.