Largest cemetery in Latin America growing with coronavirus victims

Latin America's largest cemetery "Vila Formosa", in the state of Sao Paulo, is operating at an unprecedented rate to cope with the large number of people dying from COVID-19.

Daniela dos Santos buried her 57 year-old mother, victim from COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Her mother, a bank officer, was sick for more than 20 days and got the test confirmation a day before she died in the hospital.

Dos Santos also looks after her father, who has been placed in a hospital on Tuesday, also diagnosed with the new coronavirus.

Sao Paulo is the state at the epicenter of Brazil's coronavirus with more than 5,300 deaths and almost 70,000 cases reported.

According to Johns Hopkins University, Brazil has almost 18,000 COVID-19 confirmed deaths, making it the hardest-hit country in Latin America.

The country registered more than 271,000 confirmed cases, with the actual figure believed to be much higher because of limited testing.

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, and could lead to death.