As the novel coronavirus continues to ravage Latin America, the death toll in Brazil surpassed 36,000 threshold on Sunday, according to latest figures based on official data.
In Brazil, 904 more fatalities over the past 24 hours raised the death toll to 36,044, according to the Health Ministry.
The total case count in the world’s second worst-hit country reached 676,494 as 2,997 more people tested positive for COVID-19.
Worldwide, the pandemic has killed more than 399,800 people, with total infections nearing 6.90 million, while more than 3.08 million people have recovered from the disease, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.
