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Brazil Breaches 90,000 Covid Cases in Record Day

Bolsonaro’s standing sinks amid historic health-care collapse
Wednesday’s daily death toll marks back-to-back records

Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a bill signing ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on March 10, 2021.Photographer: Andressa Anholete/Bloomberg

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By Simone Iglesias

March 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM UTC

Updated on

March 17, 2021 at 9:26 PM UTC

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Brazil registered more than 90,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time, a second straight day of record numbers as the country fights against a health system collapse.

Latin America’s largest nation reported 90,303 new infections on Wednesday, taking the toll to about 11.7 million cases. The Health Ministry also reported 2,648 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours, pushing the total to 284,775.