World News | Brazil's COVID-19 Cases Cross 2.96 Million-mark
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 50,230 to 2,962,442 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Moscow [Russia], Aug 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 50,230 to 2,962,442 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
The death toll has risen by 1,079 to 99,572 people within the same period of time.
On Thursday, Brazil reported 53,139 new cases of the coronavirus disease and 1,237 new fatalities.
Brazil comes second on a global tally of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded more than 4.9 million COVID-19 cases.
Also Read | India Makes Veiled Attack on Pakistan at UNSC Over Cross Border Terrorism, Raises Issue of Dawood Ibrahim.
The World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, over 19.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 716,000 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University. (ANI/Sputnik)
(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)