The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 exceeds 7 million in Brazil
The number of confirmed cases has reached 7,042,695 in the country, an increase of 68,437 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
Brazil is the third-hardest hit by the virus worldwide after the United States and India.
968 more people have died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the virus to 183,822.
More than 6,132,683 patients suffering from coronavirus have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.
Sao Paulo, the country’s most-populated state, continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
The state has so far reported more than 1,34 million confirmed coronavirus cases, with at least 44,282 deaths. (ILKHA)