Brazil records 49,293 new coronavirus cases, 1,383 deaths (March 22nd)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil recorded 49,293 new cases of coronavirus and 1,383 new COVID-19 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Monday, March 22nd.

The number of new deaths has been steadily decreasing for the past three days from its highs between 2,600 and 2,800 from late last week and is currently at mid-2020 levels.

São Paulo is the state with the most deaths (67,602) and confirmed cases (2,311,101) of covid-19. Minas Gerais is the second state with the most cases (1,036,301) and Rio de Janeiro is the third with the most deaths (35,180).

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