Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 400,000 Toggle share menu Advertisement Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 400,000 Coronavirus patients are cared for at a field hospital in a sports gym, in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo State, Brazil in March 2021. (Photo: AFP/Miguel SCHINCARIOL) 30 Apr 2021 07:32AM (Updated: 30 Apr 2021 07:35AM) Share this content Bookmark RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 400,000 Thursday (Apr 29), as the country struggled to secure enough vaccines and the Senate investigated whether President Jair Bolsonaro's government has exacerbated the crisis. The health ministry reported 3,001 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil's overall toll to 401,186 - second only to the United States.