This was reported by TASS with reference to the official statistics of the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

It is specified that the total number of cases of infection has reached 218,223.

Also, within 24 hours in the country, 824 people died from COVID-19, resulting in a total number of coronavirus deaths reaching 14,817.

To date, at least 84,970 patients have recovered in the country.

Earlier it became known that the head of the Brazilian Ministry of Health Nelson Teix decided to resign.