Brazil reports 1,010 more COVID-19 deaths
June 8, 2021, 2:35 p.m.
SAO PAULO: Brazil registered 1,010 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 474,414, the health ministry said on Monday.
A total of 37,156 new infections were detected, raising the caseload to 16,984,218, the ministry said.
Brazil has the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third largest caseload, behind the United States and India.
The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections, with hospitals overwhelmed by patients.
Brazil has a death rate of 225.8 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, said the ministry.More than 71.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, and over 22.9 million people have received two jabs, it said.
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