By Jenny Ortuoste
Brazil continues to register over 3,000 coronavirus deaths and infection rates in excess of 70,000 over the past couple of days, according to a news report from Anadolu.
The country’s authorities on Wednesday (April 28) reported that in the past 24 hours, there were 3,163 coronavirus deaths, taking total fatalities to 398,185 from 395,022 on Tuesday.
They also logged 79,726 new infections, for an overall count of 14.5 million from 14.44 million the day before.
On Tuesday (April 27), Brazil registered 3,086 coronavirus deaths and 72,140 cases in the past 24 hours.
More than 13 million patients have recovered in Brazil, which has been the epicenter of the pandemic in Latin America.
Since first being detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the virus has claimed more than 3.14 million lives in 192 countries and regions.
Over 149 million cases have been reported worldwide, with recoveries now more than 86 million, according to figures compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University. (Anadolu) (PNA) -jlo
