Brazil Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 5,000 With Curve Steepening
- Country had 474 deaths Tuesday, only less than U.S. and U.K.
- ‘What do you want me to do about it,” says Brazil’s president
The Riocentro field hospital in Rio de Janeiro on April 29.
Photographer: Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images
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Brazil is rising in the ranking of most-hit places by the coronavirus, becoming the third country with the largest number of deaths reported over the past 24 hours after the U.S. and the U.K.
Total virus-related deaths surpassed 5,000 with 474 on Tuesday only. In contrast to other parts of the world, the curve of new cases in Brazil is steepening, Health Minister Nelson Teich said at a news conference. As of Tuesday, the country had counted nearly 72,000 positive cases, 5,017 deaths, and a 7% death rate.