Coronavirus digest: Peru more than doubles its COVID-19 death toll
By DW
06 June 2021 |
8:19 am
Peru announced a sharp increase in its COVID-19 death toll after a panel of experts found that there has been an undercount. The country now has the highest fatalities per capita in the world.
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