Brazil reports 44,178 new coronavirus cases, 1,025 deaths

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 44,178 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,025 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

Brazil has registered more than 17.9 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 501,825, according to ministry data.