With at least 213 120 deaths, this region surpasses Europe, which accounts for 212 660 dead.
Latin America and The Caribbean have become Friday the region of the world most affected in number of deaths by the new coronavirus, according to a count by AFP from official data.
With at least 213 120 deaths, this region surpasses Europe, which accounts for 212 660 deaths, according to a balance sheet prepared in 17 hours. The two regions 6 in 10 deaths recorded in the world.
44% of deaths
These last seven days, 44% of all deaths in the world have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (approximately 18 300 for a total of 41 500).
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The region is also the one that has the most cases of infection, with more than 5.3 million infections, mostly in Brazil (2.9 million cases, close to 100 000 dead).
