Brazil has documented 1,428 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll to 249,957, the data published by the Brazilian Health Ministry informs, APA reports citing TASS.
In the past week, about 330,000 cases of infection have been documented in Brazil (nearly 20,000 more than the week before), and 7,445 people have died.
Brazil confirmed its first case of COVID-19 on February 26, 2020. It ranks third after the US and India on COVID-19 cases, and second after the US on coronavirus-related deaths.