Nicaragua reports first death from coronavirus of HIV+ person

by Reuters
Friday, 27 March 2020 01:11 GMT

A man walks with his dog on the square of the colonial city of Granada, Nicaragua, March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas

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The Central American country's first death from COVID-19 was someone with multiple underlying health conditions

MANAGUA, March 26 (Reuters) - Nicaragua has registered the Central American country's first death from coronavirus, an HIV-positive person with multiple health conditions, the health ministry on Thursday

The country has registered one other instance of the virus. (Reporting by Ismael Lopez)

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