Brazil's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 10,000, Congress declares 3-day mourning 

Brazil, hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has a death toll over 10,000, according to data released by its Ministry of Health on Saturday.

A total of 10,611 new cases were registered in the country on the same day, bringing the total number of infections to 155,939. 

Brazil's Congress on Saturday declared a three-day period of mourning for the victims of COVID-19.

"Ten thousand people, loved and important to other people, full of dreams, had their lives interrupted. In solidarity with this pain, regarding the death of these 10,000 Brazilians, the National Congress decrees a three-day mourning," said the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in a joint statement.

(With input from Xinhua News Agency)