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Brazil reports first Latin American cases of Omicron variant

Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Tuesday that two Brazilians had tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 variant, the first reported cases in Latin America.

As Brazil nears 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over

Brazil was set on Friday to become the second country in the world to pass 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, a dark milestone for a government that has been sharply criticized by health experts for mismanaging the outbreak.

Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, Health Ministry says

Brazil has registered more than 600,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Friday, making it the second country in the world to pass that milestone after the United States.

Brazil sets single-day record for coronavirus cases

Brazil registered a single-day record of 115,228 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, as its outbreak shows new signs of accelerating despite long-delayed vaccination efforts finally gaining steam.

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 530,000 -Health Ministry

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read SAO PAULO, July 8 (Reuters) - Brazil registered 53,725 new COVID-19 cases and 1,639 new deaths in the past 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday. This brings the total in Brazil to nearly 19 million cases and 530,179 deaths. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca Writing by Ana Mano Editing by Chris Reese)

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Brazil passes milestone of 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, Health Ministry says

Brazil on Thursday registered 3,001 new COVID-19 deaths, taking its death toll since the start of the pandemic past 400,000, the Health Ministry said.

UPDATE 1-Brazil hits record 100,000 coronavirus cases in a day, piling pressure on Bolsonaro

10 Apr 2021 / 08:50 H. (Adds details of political pressure, vaccine drive) By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, March 25 (Reuters) - Brazil on Thursday registered a record 100,158 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours, the Health Ministry said, underlining the scale of a snowballing outbreak that is becoming a major political crisis for President Jair Bolsonaro. The record caseload, along with 2,777 more COVID-19 deaths, comes a day after Brazil surpassed 300,000 fatalities from the pandemic, the world's worst death toll after the United States. Brazil's outbreak has set weekly records due to a patchy vaccine rollout, a lack of national coordination and an infectious new variant. Critics, including senior lawmakers with ties to the president, are increasingly blaming Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic. He has drawn sharp criticism for his efforts to block lockdowns, scorn masks and sow doubts over vaccines.

Brazil's COVID-19 death surge set to pass the worst of ...

By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, April 6 (Reuters) - Brazil's brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, climbing well beyond an average 3,000 fatalities per day, scientists predict, as contagious new variants overwhelm hospitals. Brazil's overall death toll trails only the U.S. outbreak, with nearly 333,000 killed, according to Health Ministry data, compared with more than 555,000 dead in the United States. But with Brazil's healthcare system at the breaking point, the country could also exceed total U.S. deaths, despite having two-thirds the population, two experts told Reuters. "It's a nuclear reactor that has set off a chain reaction and is out of control. It's a biological Fukushima," said Miguel Nicolelis, a Brazilian doctor and professor at Duke University, who is closely tracking the virus.