moscow more than 23529 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in brazil in the past 24 hours which has pushed the countrys tally to 2098389 on sunday local time according to the latest data from the health ministrysaturdays hike in covid19 cases was 5000 less than the number of cases registered over the same period the day beforemeanwhile 716 new deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours bringing the countrys total death toll up to 79488on saturday brazil reported 28532 new covid19 cases and over 900 new coronavirusrelated deaths a week ago brazils coronavirus death toll stood at around 72000 thus the country has seen a weekly rise of about 7000 coronavirusrelated fatalitiesover 13 million people have recovered from covid19 in brazil since the start of the epidemic in the country according to the health ministrywho executive director michael ryan said on friday that the coronavirus curve had plateaued in brazil and that the country which is only surpassed by the us in terms of total cases and deaths could now push the disease down