Coronavirus. New dramatic death toll in Brazil. Boom contagions: Philippines close borders

Cavalcante, Goias, Brazil (AP Photo / Eraldo Peres)

• Brazil: record coronavirus deaths, 2,841 in 24 hours.

  Vaccines sold out in Rio de Janeiro

• Coronavirus around the world.

  USA, contagions in decline but New York in contrast.

  Germany: cases on the rise

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March 17, 2021: New dramatic daily record of coronavirus deaths in

, where health authorities reported on Tuesday evening that they had recorded 2,841 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Last week, more than 2,000 daily deaths were recorded for the first time.

The total death toll from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic is now 282,127 dead.

83,962 new infections were confirmed, bringing the total to over 11.6 million. 

There are 8,235 new coronavirus cases in

, which thus brings the overall total to 2,210,121 infections.

The death toll rose to 54,036, after 202 deaths were confirmed in the past 24 hours, according to the daily report released by the Argentine Ministry of Health.

The

will close its borders to foreigners and reduce the number of citizens allowed to enter the country, due to an increase in cases of coronavirus infection in the archipelago.

The temporary measure was adopted after the number of new cases over a 24-hour period hit a seven-month high, 5404, a figure that experts say could double by the end of the month.

The National Health Commission has announced the detection of 4 new Covid-19 infections in

, all diagnosed in travelers from abroad.

These cases have been detected in the metropolitan area of ​​Shanghai and in the provinces of Sichuan and Fujian.

Thus China continues its downward trend in terms of new infections.