Beijing: China reported 11 new Covid-19 cases on May 9, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Monday.
The National Health Commission, in a statement, said all of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 18 from 10 cases a day earlier.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Mainland China now stands at 90,769, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,636.
Meanwhile, Brazil reported on Sunday 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry also stated that another 38,911 Covid-19 infections were registered, bringing the total caseload to 15,184,790.
The state of Sao Paulo, the most populous in the country with 46 million people, has been the most affected by the pandemic, with 3,003,067 cases and 100,799 deaths. Brazil has the world’s second highest Covid-19 death toll, after the United States, and the third largest caseload, after the United States and India.
The South American country is experiencing a new wave of infections, which has resulted in an increase in cases and deaths as hospitals are overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients.