RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 11 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 351,334, after 2,616 new deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health reported yesterday.
Meanwhile, the country registered 71,832 new cases, bringing the national tally to 13,445,006, the ministry said.
Sao Paulo, the most populous state in Brazil, has also been hardest hit by the virus with 2,635,378 cases and 82,407 deaths.
Starting its vaccination process on Jan 17, Brazil has so far vaccinated 29.5 million people.
The South American country has been one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic, in terms of both deaths and cases, second only to the United States.– NNN-CMA
