Prognosis
Brazil Hits 4,000 Daily Covid Deaths With Virus Running Rampant
- Country may have 5,000 daily deaths this month, Fiocruz says
- Brazil trying to pick up pace of vaccinations to halt spread
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Brazil reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 daily deaths for the first time as the pandemic continues to rage across the vast nation.
The Health Ministry registered 4,195 fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the total since the virus first arrived to 336,947. It’s the second highest tally globally, trailing only the U.S. Cases surged by 86,979 in the past 24 hours, pushing the toll to 13.1 million.