A graveyard for COVID-19 victims at the Nossa Senhora cemetery in Manaus on June 19, 2021. – Brazil has passed the milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 victims.
“500,000 lives lost due to the pandemic that affects our Brazil and the world,” Marcelo Queiroga tweeted, without giving the death toll from the past 24 hours. 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, with a population of 212 million, became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths.
Brazil now appears to be grappling with a third wave in its outbreak, with infections and deaths spiking.
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