Brazil reaches 150,000 deaths from COVID-19 mileston

Health workers walk through the Rocinha slum to test people for COVID-19 as part of a rapid test campaign by the civilian organization “Bora Testar,” or “Let’s Test” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. Financed by crowdfunding and donations, the organization says it aims to test up to 300 people in the slum. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America’s largest nation.

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