FILE PHOTO: An ambulance arrives at the 28 de Agosto hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Manaus, Brazil, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil set daily records on Wednesday for new COVID-19 cases and related fatalities, as the world's second-worst outbreak hurtles toward the milestone of 100,000 dead amid easing lockdowns.
Brazil is the country worst hit by COVID-19 outside of the United States in both its death toll and case count. The 69,074 new confirmed cases and 1,595 additional deaths reported by the Health Ministry pushed the country past 2.5 million infections and 90,000 killed.
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