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Coronavirus deaths top 50,000 in Latin America: Reuters tally

FILE PHOTO: Gravediggers bury the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sao Francisco Xavier cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Latin America hit a grim milestone on Saturday as coronavirus deaths topped 50,000 and cases neared 1 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 totaled 50,105 and cases stood at 976,425, with Brazil counting for over half of deaths and infections, according to the tally.

(This story was refiled to remove extraneous words in second paragraph.)

(Reporting by Javier Lopez de Lerida; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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