The global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 700,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities. ADVERTISEMENTThat equates to 247 people per hour, or one person every 15 seconds. But officials have since struggled to control its spread because of the region’s poverty and densely packed cities. More than 100 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean live in slums, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Australia also reported a record number of new deaths on Wednesday, taking the country’s total to 247.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 05, 2020 04:41 UTC