Uruguay's covid-19 mortality has skyrocketed. However, the country remains at the end of the list of countries in the region in terms of covid-19 related deaths. (Photo: Sebastián Astorga)
Following the latest death toll from covid-19 in Uruguay (238 in the last seven days), the country moved up to second place in South America in terms of the number of deaths from the disease relative to its population (3.5 million) in the last week. A study shows that the behaviour of the population in the face of the pandemic during 2020 has changed in the last weeks, resulting in more mobility amid record daily cases and a progressive vaccination program.