Brazil becomes second coronavirus epicenter after the U.S.

Brazil reported 20,803 new infections of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours on Friday evening, taking the country's total infections to 330,890, according to local health authorities.

A total of 21,048 fatalities have been reported nationwide while 135,430 patients have recovered from COVID-19.

The country, the worst hit by the novel coronavirus in Latin America, now has the second-highest confirmed cases in the world.