Brazil's Coronavirus death toll rises by 42 to 201: Health Ministry
Rio de Janeiro/Sputnik/UNI: Brazil's death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen over the past 24 hours by 42 to 201, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
The number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 5,717.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared an outbreak of the new coronavirus infection a pandemic. According to the latest WHO data, more than 750,000 cases of COVID-19 have been registered worldwide, over 36,000 people have died.
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