Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll is now almost 337,000, next only to the U.S. To date, Brazil has recorded more than 13 million cases of COVID-19. Some 66,570 people died with COVID-19 in March, more than double the previous monthly record.
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“It’s the largest human tragedy in Brazilian history,” he said. “We may get to 500,000 deaths by July 1, that’s the latest estimate.”
Nicolelis quickly corrected himself, citing the estimates released by the
University of Washington. “If the rate of transmission goes up by about 10 percent, we could get to 600,000 deaths,” he said.
“It’s a nuclear reactor that has set off a chain reaction and is out of control. It’s a biological Fukushima,” he said, referring to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan that was sparked by a tsunami in 2011. (Related: Brazil relives the worst of the pandemic as coronavirus cases and deaths surge anew.)
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SAO PAULO Brazil reported a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time Tuesday, becoming the second nation to go above that daily threshold. Many governors, mayors and judges are reopening parts of the economy despite lingering chaos in overcrowded hospitals and a collapsed health system in several parts of the country. Brazil s health ministry said 4,195 deaths were counted in the previous 24 hours, with the nation s pandemic toll quickly approaching 340,000, the second highest in the world. Only the U.S. has had daily death tolls higher than 4,000. A Peruvian report of 4,143 on Aug. 14 included deaths from several days.
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Brazil s daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 for first time
Brazil has reported a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time, becoming the second nation to go above that daily threshold
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press
April 9, 2021, 7:33 PM
• 3 min read
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Wearing a mask to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Brazil s President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a ceremony to deliver affordable homes built by the government, in a neighborhood of Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Apr. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
SAO PAULO Brazil reported a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time Tuesday, becoming the second nation to go above that daily threshold.
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