Peru - Coronavirus COVID-19

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Peru hits new COVID-19 case record as Brazilian variant spreads
March 24, 2021

“LIMA (Reuters) - Peru said on Thursday it registered a record high of 11,260 new coronavirus cases in a single day as it suffers from the spread of a more contagious variant first identified in Brazil, a shortage of medical equipment, and overstretched hospitals.“

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“In this second wave, the country is seeing the impact of a new COVID variant known as P1 first discovered in neighbouring Brazil. Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay are also seeing infections peak, according to data gathered by Reuters here.“

 

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Peru: 40% of COVID-19 cases in Lima are the P.1 Brazil variant - Outbreak News Today
March 28, 2021

 

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March 24, 2021
Peru hits new COVID-19 case record as Brazilian variant spreads

 

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Peru: 40% of COVID-19 cases in Lima are the P.1 Brazil variant - Outbreak News Today
March 28, 2021

 

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Scandal over COVID Vaccine Trial at Peruvian Universities Prompts Outrage
March 29, 2021

 

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Peru sees second deadly wave of COVID-19 infections | CGTN America
March 31, 2021

 

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Latin America's latest Covid surge could be worse than last year's, experts warn
April 1, 2021

 

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Chile, Bolivia, close borders, Peru locks down in Covid battle
April 2, 2021

 

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Peru’s COVID-19 crisis in spotlight ahead of election

 

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Peru registers highest daily COVID-19 death toll
April 4, 2021

 

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Peru pushes ahead with presidential vote despite record COVID-19 surge

“Peruvians will head to the polls to choose a new president Sunday as the country is battered by record-high coronavirus infections and deaths, an increase fueled by the spread of a more contagious variant that surfaced in Brazil and is now wreaking havoc across South America.“

 

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Covid: Peru more than doubles death toll after review

 

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Peru more than DOUBLES its official Covid death toll | Daily Mail Online

"Peru on Monday more than doubled its official Covid-19 death toll following a government review, giving it the highest death rate per capita in the world.

Authorities revised the toll from 69,342 to 180,764 after experts warned the true number of deaths was being undercounted in official statistics.

The rise rocketed Peru to the highest per capita mortality rate in the world on 548 deaths per 100,000 people, overtaking Hungary on 304 per 100,000, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Peru has been among the hardest hit Latin America countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with its hospitals overcrowded with patients and demand for oxygen outstripping availability.

Questions about Peru's death toll surfaced soon after the beginning of the pandemic.

Scenes of cemeteries filling up with new burials and and hospitals buying refrigerated containers to act as makeshift morgues suggested the situation was far worse than the official data showed."