RIO DE JANEIRO, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil registered 1,682 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 469,388, the health ministry said on Thursday.
A total of 83,391 new infections were detected, raising the caseload to 16,803,472, the ministry said.
Brazil has the world's second highest COVID-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third largest caseload, behind the United States and India.
The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections, with hospitals overwhelmed by patients.
Brazil now has a death rate of 223 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the ministry.
Brazil have so far vaccinated 69.6 million people, according to a consortium of media outlets. Enditem
