RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil recorded 1,124 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours and, with a total of 27,878 victims since the start of the pandemic, is now the fifth country with the highest death toll, ahead of Spain.
The European country recorded a total of 27,121 deaths. The country was one of the most affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The government decreed strict lockdown for more than two months, which began to be relaxed two weeks ago as cases and deaths slowed down.
The other four countries with the most deaths are the United States (102,000), the United Kingdom (38,200), Italy (33,200), and France (28,700).
There were also 26,928 new infections recorded in Brazil in one day, a record, according to data from the Ministry of Health. The current total is 465,166.
In terms of the number of cases, Brazil is the second most affected country, according to Johns Hopkins University (USA). In absolute numbers, it is second only to the United States, with 1.7 million cases.
However, the Ministry of Health concedes that the actual number of cases in Brazil tends to be higher since there are still tests pending results in some places and the possibility of underreporting.