Brazil reports 528 new COVID-19 deaths, close to 10 million cases

FILE PHOTO: An elderly resident receives a vaccine at Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome, where health workers are applying the Sinovac's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a drive-thru vaccine station for senior citizens, as carnival celebrations were cancelled due to the pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo

Brazil recorded 528 new COVID-19 deaths and 32,197 new coronavirus cases, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

Brazil has suffered nearly 9.9 million cases and close to 240,000 deaths since the outbreak began, ministry data shows.

(Reporting by Roberto Samora; Editing by Dan Grebler)