Brazil passes 50,000 deaths from coronavirus: official

The spread of COVID-19 is accelerating in Latin America, with Mexico, Peru and Chile all hard-hit. Brazil Peru LatinAmerica COVID19 Pandemic Coronavirus Mexico

The Ministry of Health reported 641 new deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 50,617, with 1,085,038 recorded infections.

Brazil is the second most-affected country behind the United States, which accounts for nearly 120,000 deaths and more than 2.2 million cases. President Jair Bolsonaro, who has famously compared the virus to a “little flu,” has clashed with state and local authorities over their use of stay-at-home measures and business closures to contain it.

The far-right leader argues the economic impact of such measures risks being worse than the virus itself.Mexico has recorded 170,000 cases and 20,349 deaths. Peru passed 8,000 deaths on Sunday as it prepares to reopen shopping malls on Monday after 99 days of confinement.Chile nearly doubled its reported coronavirus death toll Saturday to 7,144 under a new tallying method that includes probable fatalities from COVID-19.

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