RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil on Sunday reached a total of 563,151 deaths due to Covid-19 after registering 399 new deaths, data from the Economy Ministry showed.
The ministry also reported that 13,893 new cases of coronavirus were reported, with the total number of confirmed infections in the country reaching 20,165,672.
The Health Ministry also reported that 18,907,243 people have recovered from Covid-19 and that 695,278 patients are in follow-up.
According to Statista, the leading German company specializing in market and consumer data, Brazil ranks fifth in Latin America for deaths per million in the last seven days. It is better positioned than Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, and Argentina. Worldwide, it ranks 16th.
The country has seen a considerable reduction in pandemic numbers in recent weeks.
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