Coronavirus

Brazil took 23 days to record its third million Covid-19 cases

Along with the unwelcome milestone of 100,000 Covid-19 deaths this weekend, Brazil also crossed the threshold of 3 million total recorded coronavirus cases. And despite having already terrorized the country for five and a half months, the rate of contagion is still increasing.

While it took Brazil almost four months to hit its first million cases, it took a further 27 days to reach 2 million, and then just 23 days to surpass the 3-million-mark. Were this trend to continue, the country could have recorded 4 million cases by the end of August.

Euan Marshall

Originally from Scotland, Euan Marshall traded Glasgow for São Paulo in 2011. Specializing in Brazilian soccer, politics, and the connection between the two, he authored a comprehensive history of Brazilian soccer entitled “A to Zico: An Alphabet of Brazilian Football.”

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