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Brazil reports 2,087 more COVID-19 deaths

Other News Materials 16 May 2021 04:25 (UTC +04:00)
Brazil reports 2,087 more COVID-19 deaths

Brazil on Saturday reported 2,087 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 434,715, the Ministry of Health said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Meanwhile, 67,009 more infections were detected, raising the nationwide tally to 15,586,534.

Brazil has the world's second highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third largest caseload, following the United States and India.

The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections, which has resulted in an increase in cases and deaths as hospitals are overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.

Brazil has vaccinated 57.3 million people, with 18.9 million having received two jabs.

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