Brazil tops 500,000 COVID-19 deaths: Minister

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Brazil on Saturday crossed the grim threshold of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, the country's health minister said, trailing only the United States ...

A graveyard for Covid-19 victims at the Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus in Brazil on June 19, 2021 AFP/Michael DantasRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Saturday crossed the grim threshold of 500,000 coronavirus deaths, the country's health minister said, trailing only the United States in lives lost to COVID-19.

According to a consortium of the country's main media groups, the overall death toll rose to 500,022 Saturday afternoon. The government releases its toll after 2100 GMT. Brazil now appears to be grappling with a third wave in its outbreak, with infections and deaths spiking.

 

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