Bolivia's general elections at risk as coronavirus death toll rises
Bolivia's general elections at risk as coronavirus death toll rises

Bolivia's general elections are at risk of being postponed as the country's coronavirus death toll increases.

A scientific committee has proposed to postpone the upcoming elections.

The country currently has 60,991 registered COVID-19 cases with 2,218 deaths.

Police said they have recovered 420 bodies from streets, vehicles and homes in the capital of La Paz, and in Bolivia’s biggest city, Santa Cruz, in the span of five days.

Between 80 and 90 per cent of them are believed to have had the virus.