Brazil registers 12,085 new cases and 411 Covid deaths (August 9)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil reported 411 new deaths as a result of Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 563,562, the Health Ministry said.

The ministry added that there were also 12,085 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,177,757.

The pandemic numbers in Brazil usually fall below average on Mondays due to the backlog of tests over the weekends.

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, while numbers in neighboring Argentina are rising again.

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