‘Catastrophe’ as Brazil hits record-high daily COVID deaths

Brazil on Tuesday posted its highest number of deaths from COVID-19 in a single day as political infighting exacerbated the country’s health crisis and the pace of its vaccination roll-out faltered. ome 1,641 people died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry data, surpassing the previous single-day high of 1,595 deaths recorded in late July 2020. Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: - Find us on Facebook: - Check our website: