By Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
National Council of Health Secretaries said it had recorded another 1,242 fatalities, taking tally to 42,161
Brazil has overtaken Britain as the country with the world’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll after its total rose to more than 42,000.
On Friday evening the National Council of Health Secretaries said it had recorded another 1,242 fatalities, taking the South American country’s tally to 42,161.
Source: Brazil overtakes UK with world’s second-highest Covid-19 death toll
Category: Coronavirus outbreak, Brazil, UK news, Americas, World news
