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The figures were released today by the Ministry of Health, which announced that there are still 10,222 new people infected in the past 24 hours, a total of 145,328 people diagnosed with covid-19.
The increase in the number of deaths in Brazil was 8.2%, from 9,146 on Thursday to 9,897 today. Regarding the number of infected, the growth was 7.5%, from 135,106 to 145,328 confirmed cases.
Throughout the Brazilian territory, 24 of the 27 federal units of the country already have more than 1,000 cases of the disease. Wednesday was 7pm.
São Paulo, the richest and most populous state in the country, continues to be the federative unit that concentrates the largest number of cases, and officially represents 3,416 dead and 41,830 infected.
Globally, according to a report by the AFP news agency, the covid-19 pandemic has already claimed around 271,000 deaths and infected nearly 3.8 million people in 195 countries and territories.
More than 1.2 million patients were considered cured.
