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Coronavirus: What are the numbers out of Latin America? - BBC News
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class="media-landscape has-caption full-width lead"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <img class="js-image-replace" alt="Peruvians queue up to receive government aid handouts" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/14493/production/_113019038_peru_line.jpg" width="976" height="549"> <span class="off-screen">Image copyright</span> <span class="story-image-copyright">Getty Images</span> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> Peru has been of the countries hardest hit by coronavirus </span> </figcaption> </figure><p class="story-body__introduction">Coronavirus cases have been rising sharply in Latin American countries, contributing to record numbers of new infections being registered globally.</p><p>Brazil has had more than 1.7 million confirmed cases - the second highest in the world after the US.</p><p>Other countries in the region, including Mexico, Chile and Peru are also battling major outbreaks. </p><p>So what are the main trends in Latin America? </p><figure class="media-landscape no-caption body-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Presentational grey line" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16C07/production/_87719139_line976.jpg" data-width="464" data-height="2"></div> </span> </figure><figure class="media-portrait no-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Latin America deaths per 100,000 people" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/F61E/production/_113260036_map_deaths0607-nc.png" data-width="900" data-height="1150"></div> </span> </figure><figure class="media-landscape no-caption body-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Presentational grey line" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16C07/production/_87719139_line976.jpg" data-width="464" data-height="2"></div> </span> </figure><p>The first confirmed case in Latin America was identified in Brazil on 26 February, although <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-52638352" class="story-body__link">researchers have said</a> there are indications that there were cases there as early as January.</p><div id="bbccom_mpu_1_2_3" class="bbccom_slot mpu-ad" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="bbccom_advert"> <script type="text/javascript"> /**/ (function() { if (window.bbcdotcom && bbcdotcom.adverts && bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync) { bbcdotcom.adverts.slotAsync('mpu', [1,2,3]); } })(); /**/ </script> </div> </div><p>Coronavirus has since spread to every country in the region.</p><p>More than three million cases have been recorded, and more than 130,000 people have died, according to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005/https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/geographical-distribution-2019-ncov-cases" class="story-body__link-external">the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention</a>. </p><p>Latin America's two most populous nations, Brazil and Mexico, have seen the highest number of deaths - more than 67,000 and 32,000 respectively.</p><p>Peru has the fifth highest number of reported cases in the world, and has had more than 11,000 confirmed deaths.</p><p>And Chile is reporting thousands of new coronavirus cases each day, with more than 6,000 people dead.</p><p>Ecuador recorded one of the earliest and worst outbreaks in the region, although daily deaths here have now dropped - but this is not the trend in many other countries.</p><h2 class="story-body__crosshead">Peak not yet reached</h2><p>Daily reported deaths in many Latin American countries remain high, as they drop in most countries in Europe.</p><p>You can see the differing trends when looking at Brazil, Mexico and Peru compared with three of the worst-hit countries in Europe in terms of deaths - the UK, Italy and France.</p><figure class="media-landscape no-caption body-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Presentational grey line" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16C07/production/_87719139_line976.jpg" data-width="464" data-height="2"></div> </span> </figure><figure class="media-portrait no-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="Latin American countries daily deaths compared to European countries" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200710020005oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1443E/production/_113260038_latam_europe_deaths_fixed_5jul-nc-3x-nc-002.png" data-width="1920" 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