nearly 99,000 newly infected in 24 hours

The Daily Mark of Daily Diagnostics that was released this Friday it was only exceeded by that of March 25, when 100,158 new infections were confirmed, informed the Brazilian health portfolio.

The record was released hours before protests against President Jair Bolsonaro for his handling of the pandemic.

According to Reuters, Brazil today contributes to 1 in 5 new cases of Covid-19 worldwide, and has the second highest number of deaths, only exceeded by the United States, which has already crossed the bar of the 600,000 deaths.