COVID-19: Brazil Records 7,025 Deaths As Cases RiseTo Over 100,000

By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report

The Brazilian Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has exceeded 100,000, with 7,025 deaths.

According to the latest epidemiological data, the virus has infected 101,147 people and left 7,025 dead.

Over the last 24 hours, there have been 4,588 new confirmed cases and 275 new deaths.

The fatality rate in Brazil is currently 6.9 percent.

The state of Sao Paulo, the most populous in the country, has been heavily affected by the disease, with 31,772 confirmed cases and 2,627 deaths, followed by Rio de Janeiro, with 11,139 infections and 1,019 deaths. Enditem