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Brazil's COVID-19 Outbreak Worsens

The U.S. has the highest COVID-19 death toll, but the pandemic has also wreaked havoc in Brazil. The South American country has experienced 256,000 deaths and has the third-highest number of infections in the world.

Host Tonya Mosley gets an update on the situation in Brazil from NPR’s Jason Beaubien.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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