Covid -19: Brazil registers 18,172 new cases and 615 deaths, passes 600,000 total deaths (October 8)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil on Friday reported 615 more deaths from Covid-19, the Health Ministry said, leading the country to surpass the mark of 600,000 deaths from the disease.

According to the ministry, there were also 18,172 new coronavirus cases, with the total number of infections in the country advancing to 21,550,730.

According to Statista, the leading German company specializing in market and consumer data, Brazil ranks eight in Latin America for deaths per million in the last seven days. It is better positioned than Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. Worldwide, it ranks 39th.

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