Guatemala has confirmed the Central American nation's first death from the new coronavirus. The Health Ministry announced in a Sunday news conference that the patient was an 85-year-old man who had traveled to Spain recently. He died in the department, or province, of Guatemala that comprises the capital Guatemala City. The ministry said there would be no wake and the man's body would be buried immediately. Health Minister Hugo Monroy said the condition of another patient, age 27, who also tested positive for the virus was "evolving positively.''

Source: The Standard March 16, 2020 04:27 UTC