Brazil surpasses 800,000 Covid-19 cases

Brazil surpassed 800,000 total confirmed Covid-19 cases Thursday, according to figures released by the health ministry.

The health ministry reported 30,412 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total to 802,828. This is the third day in a row Brazil has recorded a daily spike of at least 30,000 new cases, the health ministry said.

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Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll also topped 40,000 Thursday, after recording 1,239 new deaths in the past 24 hours.

Brazil’s coronavirus death toll stands at 40,919. 

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