RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 19 (NNN-CMA) – The number of daily COVID-19 deaths has been rising in Brazil for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, the Ministry of Health said.
The ministry reported 140 deaths on Sunday, 216 on Monday, 685 on Tuesday, and 756 yesterday, raising the COVID-19 death toll in Brazil to 167,455.
The ministry also reported 34,091 new cases of infections, raising the national count to 5,945,849.
Brazil has the world’s second highest COVID-19 deaths, after the United States, and the third largest number of cases, after the United States and India.
The state of Sao Paulo, the most populated in the country, is also the most affected, with 1,184,496 cases and 40,927 deaths, followed by Rio de Janeiro, with 332,396 cases and 21,698 deaths.
Although the number of cases and deaths have declined since Sept, a surge in the past 10 days points to a possible second wave, according to experts.
