Coronavirus infects 2,014,738, kills 76,822 in Brazil

KATHMANDU: Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak has been one of the world’s most severe, with more than 2 million cases recorded since March.

According to the latest figures collated by Worldometer, as many as 2,014,738 people were infected with the coronavirus as of Thursday.

In fact, it is the second worst affected country behind the US. More than 76,822 people have died with the virus there and, owing to a lack of testing, the true figures are believed to be even higher.

The outbreak took some time to reach Brazil and it was the Amazonas region which was badly hit by the first wave of cases.

In the state capital Manaus, a man can be seen arranging coffins at a funeral parlour.

Officials warned that the stock of coffins in the region was likely to run out. They were forced to dig large burial sites as deaths spiked, and poverty and malnutrition made tackling the virus in the heart of the Amazon rainforest a major challenge.

Indigenous communities have been among the worst affected by the virus and Manaus is home to a large proportion of them, BBC reported.

(With inputs from Agencies)