Virus deaths top 50,000 in Latin America

Latin America has hit a grim milestone as coronavirus deaths topped 50,000 and cases neared one million, with countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru struggling to stem the tide, according to a Reuters tally.

Coronavirus deaths in Latin America on Saturday totalled 50,105 and cases stood at 976,425, with Brazil counting for over half of deaths and infections, according to the tally.