Latin America's pandemic tragedy as death toll nears one million

Hellen Nanez visits the graves of relatives lost to COVID at a cemetery in the Pacific port town of Cisco, Peru. via REUTERS TV

PISCO, Peru (Reuters) -Hellen Ñañez has suffered enough tragedy for a lifetime. The Peruvian 28-year-old mother has mourned the death of 13 close relatives since the pandemic struck last year: uncles, cousins, a grandfather. Now her dad is fighting for his life.

On a recent day in a dusty cemetery in the Pacific port town of Pisco, Ñañez visited the graves of relatives lost to COVID-19.