COVID-19 death toll in Brazil reaches 27,878, surpasses Spain

Brazil has surpassed Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the number of coronavirus deaths, after the country’s death tally reached 27,878, according to the Brazilian health ministry.

In the last 24 hours, Brazil, which now has the second-largest outbreak in the world, registered 1,124 deaths from the virus and 26,928 additional coronavirus cases.