LIVE UPDATES Peru reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases

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Peru reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases

From Helena DeMoura in Atlanta

A worker disinfects an area of El Angel crematorium in Lima on May 21. Ernesto Benavides/AFP/Getty Images

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Peru rose to at least 129,751 on Tuesday — a jump of 5,772 from the previous day, according to the country's health ministry. 

The country also registered at least 159 new related deaths, raising the national death toll to 3,788, the ministry said in a statement.  

Peru has the second-highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Latin America, behind Brazil.

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra announced Friday that a national state of emergency, which includes mandatory social isolation measures, will be extended through June 30.