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The Latin American and Caribbean region surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, more than half of them in Brazil, according to official data.

The pandemic is accelerating in the region, which now totals 2.1 million cases of covid-19, with Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Chile as the most affected countries.

Brasi, the South American giant, the second most hit country in the world after the United States, has 1,145,906 confirmed cases of coronavirus, adding 39,436 infected in its balance this Tuesday; and it also records 52,645 deaths.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who repeatedly downplayed the severity of the pandemic and repeatedly called for the removal of confinement measures to avoid damaging the economy, was called on Tuesday by a judge to use a mandatory mask in public places to Adhere to the rules for fighting coronavirus.

Mexico, also seriously impacted, was also shaken on Tuesday by a powerful earthquake. The country, with 127 million inhabitants, registers 191,410 cases and 23,377 deaths from covid-19. The country registered 6,288 new cases of contagion on Tuesday , the highest number in 24 hours since the virus arrived in the country in late February.

Peru, meanwhile, exceeded 260,000 coronavirus cases, completing 100 days of mandatory national confinement for the pandemic, and received a donation from 250 fans in the United States.

On the other hand, in Colombia, where the cases reach 71,183 and the deaths reach 2,310, social indiscipline has forced Barranquilla, the second most infected city after the country's capital, Bogotá, to be closed again. shops and apply an undefined curfew.

Last weekend, in which Father's Day was celebrated, citizens of various cities ignored the prevention measures and held huge parties, some 2,280 across the country.

The pandemic continues to accelerate in the region, where prevention measures continue. The tragedy of COVID-19 does not come alone. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned that in the Americas , dengue cases already exceed 1.6 million and the death toll has reached 580 so far in 2020, so it asked the authorities for greater control of the mosquito causing the disease, since this situation can further complicate the work of the health system in the midst of the current coronavirus pandemic.

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