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Brazil passes 400,000 COVID-19 fatalities with death toll to remain high for months
Brazil has become the second country after the United States to pass 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, and experts have warned the daily toll could remain high for several months due to slow vaccinations and loose social restrictions.
Key points:
- Experts expect deaths to continue to average above 2,000 per day
- The surge in infections is being driven by a coronavirus variant discovered in Brazil
- Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths have fallen slightly from a peak in early April
Brazil on Thursday registered 3,001 new COVID-19 deaths, taking its total since the pandemic began to 401,186 fatalities, the Health Ministry said.
A brutal surge of coronavirus infections this year pushed hospitals around the country to the brink of their capacities and led to 100,000…
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