Brazil crossed the threshold of 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, with 300,685 deaths, the Ministry of Health announced as the country is going through its worst period in a year of pandemic.
In the past 24 hours, 2,009 new deaths have been recorded in the second most bereaved country in the world behind the United States, and where hospitals in virtually every state are on the verge of breaking down.
Steadily accelerating since the last week of February, mortality due to Covid-19 will beat all monthly records in March since the start of the health crisis and is out of control.
Nearly 90,000 new cases of contamination have been recorded in the past 24 hours, said the ministry, whose data is considered underestimated by many scientists.
Pans for Bolsonaro
Jair Bolsonaro, who wishes to run for re-election in 2022, expressed for one of the first times his solidarity "with all those who have lost a loved one".
Words greeted by saucepan concerts, in protest, in the main cities of the country, such as Rio, Sao Paulo and Brasilia.
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This brings the total number of cases of infection to 12.2 million in the country of 212 million people where vaccination started very slowly in mid-January.
Beyond Brazil, the situation is also worrying in South America.
"The circulation of the virus continues to increase dangerously throughout Brazil" and this "terrible situation also affects neighboring countries," Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which depends on of the WHO.