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Peru has the world's highest COVID death rate. Here's why

Despite its remote location, the Peruvian city of Iquitos on the Amazon River was one of the first parts of the country to be hard hit by COVID-19. (Angela Ponce for NPR)
Despite its remote location, the Peruvian city of Iquitos on the Amazon River was one of the first parts of the country to be hard hit by COVID-19. (Angela Ponce for NPR)

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