Coronavirus: more than 200,000 dead in Latin America and the Caribbean

The novel coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 200,000 people in Latin America and the Caribbean, including nearly three quarters in Brazil and Mexico, according to a report made by AFP from official sources Sunday at 08:30 GMT.

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With a total of 200,212 deaths (for 4,919,054 cases), Latin America and the Caribbean is the second region hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, behind Europe (210,435 deaths, 4,919,054 cases) .

In total, 685,192 deaths (17,868,148 cases) have been recorded worldwide.

Brazil (93,563 dead), Mexico (47,472) are the most affected Latin American countries, followed by Peru (19,408), Colombia (10,330) and Chile (9,533).