Brazil reported its 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths had exceeded 4,000 for the first time Tuesday, becoming the third nation to go above this 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 US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000.
Sao Paulo state, Brazil s most populous with 46 million residents, registered almost 1,400 deaths in the latest count. Health officials said the figure was partly due to the Easter holiday, which delayed the count.
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Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases.
Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas.
The country s total covid-related death toll is now almost 337,000, second only to the US.
But President Jair Bolsonaro continues to oppose any lockdown measures to curb the outbreak.
He argues that the damage to the economy would be worse than the effects of covid-19 itself, and has tried to reverse some of the restrictions imposed by local authorities in the courts.
Brazil becomes third country to record 4,000 deaths in one day Sean Morrison
Brazil has for the first time reported a 24-hour tally of Covid-19 deaths that exceeds 4,000, becoming the third nation to go above that daily threshold.
Officials in the country are reopening parts of the economy despite chaos in overcrowded hospitals and a collapsed health system in some areas.
Some 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 US and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000.
Sao Paulo state, Brazil s most populous with 46 million residents, registered almost 1,400 deaths in the latest count.
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Health care workers stand behind a coffin which represents dead colleagues during a protest against Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of COVID-19, March 25, 2021. (Reuters) Social Share
Brazil has recorded more than 4 000 deaths related to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases.
Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas.
The country’s total death toll is now almost 337 000, second only to the United States.
Brazil has reported a 24-hour tally of Covid-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time, becoming the third 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 on Tuesday 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.
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Only the United States and Peru have had daily death tolls higher than 4,000.
Health officials said the figure was partly due to the Easter holiday, which delayed the count.