In Brazil, 1910 people died from the coronavirus in 24 hours, a record number. The previous record of 1,641 deaths was set the day before.
In total, nearly 260,000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Brazil. This puts the country in second place worldwide. In the US, it is about twice as many.
The number of infections rose by almost 72,000, bringing the total in the country of 212 million inhabitants to more than 10.7 million.
Previously, hospitals in the northern city of Manaus were overwhelmed by the influx of patients. Now the health care system is also in danger of becoming overloaded in cities such as Sao Paulo. In some regions, bodies are kept in refrigerated containers.
Right-wing populist president Jair Bolsonaro has not taken the virus and the pandemic since the outbreak in the country seriously, according to critics.
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