RIO DE JANEIRO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus death toll in Brazil surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, after a record number of fatalities in a 24-hour period, the Ministry of Health said.
The country is the epicenter of the outbreak in Latin America, and its highest one-day toll of 1,188 pushed overall deaths to 20,047.
Brazil has now recorded 310,087 confirmed cases, with experts saying under-testing means the real figures are probably much higher. — NNN-AGENCIES
