Brazil has now recorded 54,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases in the country to more than 1 million Saturday.

It was reported by the Brazil’s Health Ministry that, 54,000 cases was in part due to a lag in three states’ reporting.
Apparently, Brazil’s government removed data on COVID-19 cases and deaths from the Health Ministry’s website over allegations that the numbers were inflated to secure more federal funds. A Supreme Court justice later ordered the government to stop hiding the data, so the website now shows the numbers.

Cases have surged in Brazil and across Latin America recently, leading the World Health Organization to consider Latin America as the new epicenter of the pandemic.

According to the Johns Hopkins University global tracker, Brazil has had 48,954 deaths from COVID-19.

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Same reason our government Dey increase there own figure