Brazil Tops 4,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths, Nears U.S. Peak
![A coffin is buried at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late last month. Brazil has been experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2021/04/07/gettyimages-1232047772_wide-476534bab421c509f87c4180d8001865c84fd0c2.jpg?s=600)
With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.
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