Sao Paulo, Sep 27 (UNI) The Brazilian Ministry of Health on Saturday registered 869 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours due to coronavirus, taking the country's death toll to 141,406.
Besides, 28,378 new cases were registered over the last day, taking the national total to 4,717,991.

According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil reduced deaths from COVID-19 by 10.35 per cent over the last week compared with the previous week.

The number of infections in many states is also seeing a decline, with the northern states of Rondonia and Para, and the southern states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul recording the best performance, Xinhua reported.

Sao Paulo, the hardest-hit sate in the country, has reported 970,888 cases and 35,063 deaths, followed by Rio de Janeiro, with 259,670 cases and 18,247 deaths.


Worldwide, Brazil places second in terms of COVID-19 deaths and third in terms of infections.
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