Brazil records 42,159 new cases and 990 Covid deaths in 24 hours (August 7)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Health released a balance this Saturday, 7, with the numbers of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, according to data from state health secretariats. The country has 562,752 deaths and 20,151,779 confirmed cases of the disease.

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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