Brazil reports 1,893 more COVID-19 deaths

Brazil registered 1,893 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the national death toll to 515,985, the health ministry said Tuesday.

A total of 64,903 new infections were detected, raising the total caseload to 18,513,305, the ministry said.

More than 96.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, and 25.3 million people have received two jabs, it added.

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. (ANI/Xinhua)

( With inputs from ANI )

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