Coronavirus hitting indigenous tribes hard in Brazil

7,946 COVID-19 cases, 177 deaths among indigenous tribes in Brazil, according to health group
Laura Gamba |
24.07.2020



Cemetery of Inhauma, north of Rio de Janeiro. ( Fabio Teixeira - Anadolu Agency )

BOGOTA, Colombia

The coronavirus keeps spreading across Brazil, which registered a nationwide total of 2,287,475 cases and 84,082 deaths Thursday.

In the world's number-two coronavirus hotspot after the United States, the virus could threaten the health of the indigenous communities.

Brazil has 7,946 COVID-19 cases and 177 deaths among indigenous people, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

One of the most influential indigenous leaders, Aritana Yawalapiti, 70, was admitted Wednesday to a hospital for COVID-19 in the central city of Goiania.

More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/coronavirus-hitting-indigenous-tribes-hard-in-brazil-/1920595