Brazil reports 55,271 new coronavirus cases, 1,167 deaths

Brazil recorded 55,271 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,167 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Brazil has registered more than 9.9 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 240,940, according to ministry data.