Brazil has reported 194 new deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the national death toll to 1,69,183, the health ministry said.
With 18,615 new cases, the COVID-19 caseload in Brazil has reached 6,071,401, Xinhua reported
The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, the most populous in the country, has also been the most affected, with 41,267 deaths.
At least nine Brazilian states, including Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, have seen an uptick in hospitalisations.
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