Brazil records 2,616 COVID-19 deaths, more than 71,000 cases

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil yesterday recorded 2,616 new COVID-19 deaths and 71,832 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said.

Brazil, which has become the latest epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with the second-highest death toll after the United States, has recorded 13.45 million cases and more than 350,000 deaths, official data show.