SAO GONÇALO, BRAZIL - MAY 13: Members of the military perform a cleaning work in Health Clinic Nossa Senhora das Vitórias, in Ze Garoto neighborhood during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 13, 2020 in Sao Goncalo, Brazil. According to the Brazilian Health Ministry, Brazil has over 175,000 positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and more than 12.500 deaths. (Photo by Luis Alvarenga/Getty Images)
Brazil’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday that it recorded 11,385 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a 24-hour period — the highest number in a single day in the country since the pandemic began.
Authorities there also reported 749 Covid-19 related fatalities.
The country has recorded 188,794 total cases, the sixth-highest in the world, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
A total of 13,149 people in Brazil have been killed by the virus.
