Brazil: Covid-19 Daily Deaths Surpass 3,000 For First Time. 2nd Nation To Top 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths

Brazil 's daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggles to contain a surge of cases

Brazil has now registered 12.1 million confirmed Covid-19 infections, the second-highest worldwide, after the United States 

Daily Mail: Brazil's daily coronavirus deaths pass 3,000 for the first time - as President Bolsonaro sparks fury by claiming people will soon lead 'normal lives' 

 * Brazil's health ministry recorded 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours 

 * President Jair Bolsonaro installed his fourth pandemic health minister yesterday 

 * Brazil's Covid death toll is the second worst in the world at nearly 300,000 

Brazil's daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggles to contain a surge of cases. 

The health ministry registered a record 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil's overall death toll to nearly 299,000 - second only to the United States. 

The latest bleak milestone came as President Jair Bolsonaro provoked public anger by saying Brazil would resume 'normal life' very soon thanks to the vaccination campaign that he had earlier criticized. 

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 More News On The Covid-19 Pandemic In Brazil 

Brazil becomes 2nd nation to top 300,000 COVID-19 deaths -- AP 

Brazil passes 300,000 COVID-19 deaths, as minister pledges 1 million shots per day -- Reuters 

Covid: Brazil's daily deaths surpass 3,000 for first time -- BBC 

Brazil marks more than 3,000 daily Covid-19 deaths, a grim new record -- France 24 

Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19 -- NPR 

‘Brazil is suffocating’: COVID surge creates severe oxygen crisis -- Al Jazeera