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Brazil’s new coronavirus cases rise to 85,380: ministry – Metro US

Brazil’s new coronavirus cases rise to 85,380: ministry

A man rides a bicycle next to a message reading
A man rides a bicycle next to a message reading “Use mask” painted on the street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil has reported a record 7,218 confirmed cases of new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the total to 85,380 cases, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

The death toll rose by 435 to 5,901, it said.

(Reporting by Anthony Boadle; Editing by Chris Reese)