Coronavirus

⚠️ UPDATE: Official deaths inch closer to 20,000 mark

One day after registering over 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in just 24 hours, Brazil recorded another 888 new casualties. There were also 19,951 cases registered over the same period. The total tally is:

  • 291,579 cases;
  • 18,859 deaths.

As we have frequently pointed out, it is important to stress that the official numbers are much lower than any estimate by researchers. According to some studies, Brazil’s real number of infections is close to 4 million. We showed in today’s Daily Briefing that Brazil is the only country among the top 8 with most infections in the world with an ascending infection curve.

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Gustavo Ribeiro

An award-winning journalist, Gustavo has extensive experience covering Brazilian politics and international affairs. He has been featured across Brazilian and French media outlets and founded The Brazilian Report in 2017. He holds a master’s degree in Political Science and Latin American studies from Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.

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