RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil on Thursday reported 1,148 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 566,896, the Health Ministry said.
There were also 39,982 new cases of coronavirus, with the total number of infections in the country advancing to 20,285,067, the folder added.
According to Statista, the leading German company specializing in market and consumer data, Brazil ranks fourth in Latin America for deaths per million in the last seven days. It is better positioned than Cuba, Honduras, and Argentina. Worldwide, it ranks 18th.
The federal government also reports 19,151,021 people recovered from the disease and 567,150 patients in follow-up.