Brasilia: Till now, more than 600,000 people have lost their lives due to coronavirus in Latin America and the Caribbean since the pandemic began. The data gained about the death toll is according to an AFP tally on Tuesday from official sources.
The region encompasses 34 countries and territories in South and Central America and the Caribbean. Also, Mexico has recorded 601,256 deaths and is the second-highest number of virus fatalities after Europe. Brazil and Mexico record about half the region's coronavirus deaths, which hit the grim figure of over 500,000 by the end of December, and it's saddening that cases have steadily increased since then. Europe account reports 747,887 deaths, while the toll in the USA and Canada was at least 464,204, on AFP's count. The second wave of the deadly infection hit by many Latin American countries since December, after a few months of slower spread. Brazil records the world's second-highest national death toll with more than 226,300 fatalities, and Mexico stands on number three with at least 159,100 deaths.
Peru is the hardest hit with 125 deaths per 100,000 people, followed by the countries Mexico and Panama with 123 each per 100,000. According to global data, the pandemic has claimed more than 2.2 million lives since December 2019. The USA has by far the highest toll of more than 446,000.
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