Brazil registered 1,689 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 472,531, the health ministry said, Trend reports citing
A total of 66,017 new infections were detected, raising the caseload to 16,907,425, the ministry said.
Brazil has the world's second highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third largest caseload, behind the United States and India.
The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections, with hospitals overwhelmed by patients.
Brazil has a death rate of 224.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, said the ministry.
More than 70.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, and over 22.8 million people have received two jabs, it said.