The newly-appointed Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga takes part in a meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, March 16, 2021. Brazil registered 2,841 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, a new record daily increase, raising the death toll to 282,127, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The ministry also reported 83,926 new cases, bringing the national count to 11,603,535. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered 2,841 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, a new record daily increase, raising the death toll to 282,127, the Ministry of Health said Tuesday.
The ministry also reported 83,926 new cases, bringing the national count to 11,603,535.
Currently, the country has an average of 134.3 deaths and 5,521 cases of infection per 100,000 inhabitants, said the ministry.
The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections generated by the P.1 strain that emerged in the northern state of Amazonas in November last year and the movement of people during the summer vacation. Enditem
