Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths
Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, in line with the latest tally from the Ministry of Health.
With 100,477 fatalities and 3,012,412 confirmed cases, the South American country of 212 million persons is the second hardest-hit country in the global pandemic, following the United States.
Medical ministry reported 905 new deaths during the past 24 hours, together with 49,970 new cases.
However the official figures are most likely an undercount, with authorities estimating that the total number of infections could be up to six times higher because of insufficient testing.
Brazil has seen 478 deaths per million people, a figure equal to that of america (487), but lower than that of Spain (609) or Italy (583).
Senate speaker Davi Alcolumbre announced four days of mourning in Congress to pay tribute to the country's 100,000-plus virus victims.
The coronavirus outbreak in Brazil is showing no signs of slowing since it enters is sixth month.
The country's first confirmed Covid-19 case was identified in Sao Paulo on February 26, with the first death on March 12, also in the town. -- AFP
