Number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil rise by 14,661 to over 21.83 mln

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 14,661 to 21,835,785 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Wednesday.

According to the ministry, the death toll has risen by 164 to 608,235 people within the same period of time.

More than 21.03 million patients have recovered since the start of the outbreak.

A day earlier, the country confirmed 6,431 new cases, with 149 fatalities.

Brazil comes second in terms of the death toll following the United States with more than 750,000 fatalities, and third in terms of the number of confirmed cases after the US and India.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. To date, more than 247.98 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 5.02 million fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University. (ANI/Sputnik)

( With inputs from ANI )

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