Brazil is the third-hardest hit by the virus worldwide after the United States and India.

1,455 more people have died from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the virus to 200,498.

More than 7,096,931 patients suffering from coronavirus have fully recovered and been discharged from hospital in the country.

Sao Paulo, the country’s most-populated state, continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.

The state has so far reported more than 1,52 million confirmed coronavirus cases, with at least 47,768 deaths.