Coronavirus cases in Peru top 15,000, second highest in Latin America

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Peru reported over 15,000 cases of coronavirus on Sunday, the second-highest tally in Latin America, as the disease continues to ravage the economy of the world's No. 2 copper producer.
Peru recorded its first coronavirus case on March 6 and took 25 days to reach 1,000 cases. It took only 14 more days to reach 10,000 cases on April 14, according to a Reuters tally.
Peru has reported a total of 15,628 cases and 400 deaths, the health ministry said.In Latin America, only Brazil has more cases.
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