Brazil Healthy Ministry reported 1,262 deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday for an overall toll of 105,463 virus-related deceases.
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Sao Paulo remains the national pandemic epicenter, surpassing the 26,300 deaths, tailed by Rio de Janeiro and Ceara, with more than 14,400 and 8,000 deaths, respectively.
With a population close to 213 million, Brazil is the second nation most affected by the virus, with 3,224,876 COVID-19 cases.
As of Thursday, 60,091 new cases were reported, and 767,417 remained active in the South American nation, as well as 8,318 critical patients.