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Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in Peru

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Published: 05:51, 3 July 2020   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Coronavirus deaths surpass 10,000 in Peru

The health ministry of Peru said the country surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday.

The announcement came a day after the government began easing a national lockdown in a bid to revive the economy.

Peru is Latin America’s second worst-hit country after Brazil, where according to official figures more than 60,000 people have died from the disease.

The number of deaths rose to 10,045, an increase of 185 in the last 24 hours in Peru, while the number of people infected rose to 292,004, the ministry said.

Against COVID-19Peru’s victims include 71 health workers and 153 police officers, according to officials.

Among the latest of Peru’s victims is the leader of the Awajun indigenous people, Santiago Manuin, who died Wednesday aged 63.

 

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