On Saturday, May
16, health officials in Brazil reported 14,919 new cases, taking their total
number of cases to 233,142. Brazil now has the fourth-highest number of
coronavirus cases in the world (surpassing Italy and Spain), after the US,
Russia and the UK. Brazil also has the fifth-highest coronavirus death toll in
the world, with 816 new deaths over the last 24 hours. Its total death toll
from the virus stands at 15,633.
In Spain, the
death toll from the virus was its lowest in more than two months - 87 deaths
(the first time the figure dropped below 100). There have been a total of
231,350 cases of coronavirus in Spain and 27,650 deaths. Today, Italy
recorded its lowest daily death toll since a lockdown was declared in the
country - 145 deaths. In Italy, there have been a total of 224,760
coronavirus cases and 31,908 deaths.
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