Brazil registers 48,520 new cases of coronavirus and 175 deaths-health ministry

A medical employee takes care of a affected person on the intensive care unit (ICU) of Hospital das Clinicas amid the outbreak of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19), in Porto Alegre, Brazil January 14, 2022. REUTERS/Diego Vara

SAO PAULO, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Brazil had 48,520 new instances of the novel coronavirus reported up to now 24 hours and 175 deaths from COVID-19, the Well being Ministry mentioned on Saturday.

The South American nation has now registered 22,975,723 instances because the pandemic started, whereas the official loss of life toll has risen to 659,934, in keeping with ministry knowledge.

Reporting by Carolina Mandl; modifying by Jonathan Oatis

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