LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru topped 240,000 total cases of coronavirus yesterday, surpassing hard-hit Italy, government data showed, even as the pace of infections has begun to moderate in the South American nation.
Peru has the second highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Latin America, behind Brazil, and the seventh highest globally.
Peru, Chile and Brazil have been particularly hard hit in recent weeks.
Peru’s government has extended a national lockdown through June 30, as infections continue to increase in some regions.
The country reported 3,752 new infections on Wednesday, down by more than half since their peak on May 31.
