Brazil registers 40,816 confirmed cases of new coronavirus, 921 deaths

Brazilian pediatric doctor Monica Levi, one of the volunteers who received the COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: AFP

Brazil recorded 40,816 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 921 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Brazil has registered nearly 2.5 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 88,539, according to ministry data.

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