Brazil has had 5,250,727 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus

The Health Ministry’s epidemiological report released Monday (Oct. 19) shows that another 15,383 cases of COVID-19 have been computed. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the country has reported 5,250,727 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

The number of deaths is up 271 in 24 hours, raising the total count to 154,176.

According to the authorities, 4,681,659 Brazilians have recovered from COVID-19. As it stands today, 414,892 people are being treated.