SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s health minister said on Saturday an 83-year woman had died from COVID-19, the country’s first death due to coronavirus.
Health Minister Jaime Manalich confirmed the death on Twitter. Earlier in the day Manalich said there had been 537 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Chile to date, among the highest tallies in Latin America.
(Reporting by Dave Sherwood; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
