Number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil rises by 48,105 to over 1.49 million: Health Ministry

The death toll has risen by 1,252 to 61,884 people within the same period of time.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 48,105 to 1,496,858 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.

Brazil comes second on a global tally of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded over 2.7 million Covid-19 patients. (Reuters)

The death toll has risen by 1,252 to 61,884 people within the same period of time.

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A day earlier, Brazil reported about 46,712 new cases of the coronavirus disease and 1,038 new fatalities.

Brazil comes second on a global tally of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded over 2.7 million Covid-19 patients.

The World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, more than 10.9 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 519,000 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.