Brazil’s health ministry reported 48,105 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, taking the country’s total to 1,496,858.

Thursday’s figures represent the second-highest daily jump in new cases since the pandemic began. The highest was recorded on June 19, when 54,771 new cases were recorded within 24 hours.

The ministry also reported 1,252 related deaths on Thursday, bringing the nationwide toll to 61,884.