Brazil reports 15,827 new coronavirus cases, 314 more deaths

By Anurag Maan and Kavya B Posted on January 2, 2021

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manaus

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 15,827 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 314 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Brazil has registered more than 7.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began 10 months ago, while the official death toll has risen to 195,725, according to ministry data.

(Reporting by Jake Spring; editing by Grant McCool)