Rio de Janeiro, IANS. Brazil is the second largest infected country in the world due to the epidemic. Nearly 60 thousand infected cases were registered here in the last 24 hours. According to the information given by the Ministry of Health, a total of 59 thousand 961 cases of infection were reported during the 24 hours while the number of deaths was 1 thousand 3 hundred 11. A day ago, there were 67 thousand 8 hundred and 60 new cases.

According to the Ministry of Health, the total infection cases in the country so far are 22 lakh 87 thousand 4 hundred 75 and the figure of the dead is 84 thousand 82. Cases of infection in the world are followed by Brazil and then in India. The southeastern state of Brazil, São Paolo, is the most populous and has been the main center of infection. This is where infection cases started across the country. There are 4 lakh 52 thousand 7 cases of infection here, while the number of deaths is 20 thousand 8 hundred 94. After this, there were 1 lakh 51 thousand 5 hundred 49 infections cases in Rio de Janeiro, while 12 thousand 5 hundred 35 people died. After this, the total infection in Ceara here is 1 lakh 56 thousand 2 hundred 42 and the number of deaths is 7 thousand 3 hundred 74.