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Brazil sees 1,119 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 60,000 cases, health minister says – Metro US

Brazil sees 1,119 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 60,000 cases, health minister says

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered 1,119 new COVID-19 deaths, and 59,826 additional cases of the novel coronavirus in 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

Brazil has now had 9.12 million confirmed cases of the virus, with 222,666 total deaths, the data show.

(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Brad Haynes)