Brazil registers 76,855 new cases of coronavirus, total nudges 16 million
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:40 | 21 May 2021
- Modified Date: 11:47 | 21 May 2021
Brazil recorded 76,855 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,215 new deaths from COVID-19, Health Ministry figures showed on Friday.
Brazil has now registered almost 16 million cases since the pandemic began, and the official death toll stands at 446,309, according to ministry data.