Brazil's Covid-19 deaths exceed 186,000

Brasilia, Dec 20 Brazil's coronavirus death toll has increased to 186,356 after 706 more infected people died in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health.

In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry said the country recorded a total of 50,177 new cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 7,213,155, reports Xinhua news agency.

The South American nation currently accounts for the world's second highest Covid-19 death toll, only behind the US, and the third largest caseload, after the US and India.

Sao Paulo, the hardest-hit state in the country, has reported 1,384,100 cases and 45,029 deaths, followed by Rio de Janeiro, with 403,660 cases and 24,454 deaths, the Ministry said.

( With inputs from IANS )

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