MANAUS, BRAZIL - MAY 21: A nurse performs a coronavirus (COVID-19) testing on an indigenous man at Parque das Tribos community, on May 21 2020 in Manaus, Brazil. Medical teams from Healths Secretary of Manaus area performing vaccination against flu and testing to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) infecctions on indigenous communities. (Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty Images)
Brazil registered a record 20,803 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, the country’s health ministry said on Friday.
That raises the national total to 330,890 cases — the second-highest worldwide after the United States.
Brazil also recorded 1,001 new coronavirus deaths in the 24 hours to Friday, bringing the nationwide death toll to 21,048.
