Chile's Eduardo Vargas, center below, celebrates scoring his side's first goal against Argentina with teammate Arturo Vidal during a Copa America soccer match at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 14, 2021. (AP )The number of COVID-19 cases recorded among people involved in the Copa America rose to 52 on Tuesday, an increase of 11 on two days previously, Brazil’s Health Ministry said. It did not reveal any more details or say which of the 10 competing South America nations were affected. In total 33 players or officials from Venezuela, Colombia and Bolivia have tested positive since Sunday, the day the soccer tournament kicked off in four Brazilian cities. Brazil assumed responsibility for hosting the Copa America, South America’s equivalent of the European Championship, on May 31, less than two weeks before the tournament kicked off.

Source: Standard Digital June 15, 2021 21:45 UTC