Coronavirus: Brazil overtakes Italy as nation with the world’s third-highest Covid-19 death toll

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Brazil has surpassed Italy as the country with the world’s third-highest coronavirus death toll, rising on figures released the same day as Mexico reported a record number of new Covid-19 cases. On June 4, 2020, Brazil’s health ministry reported a daily record of 1,473 fatalities, taking its total tally to more than 34,000 behind only the United States and the United Kingdom. Mexico reported a record daily tally of more than 1,000 deaths on June 4. Nations in Latin America are wrestling to reopen their economies despite the region still being a major pandemic hotspot. Follow us on:
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