SAO PAULO, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered 50,909 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the national count to 6,386,787, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.
Meanwhile, 697 more COVID-19 deaths were recorded, taking the nationwide tally to 173,817, it said.
In November, an increase in hospitalizations was observed in at least nine states, including Sao Paulo, the most-affected state in the country.
Worldwide, Brazil has the second highest number of COVID-19 deaths and third highest in terms of infections. Enditem
