Brazil's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000: health ministry

A woman jogs past crosses and balloons placed by members of the NGO Rio de Paz in tribute to the one hundred thousand mortal victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazil reported 49,970 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 905 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday.

Brazil has registered 3,012,412 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 100,447, according to ministry data, in the world's worst coronavirus outbreak after the United States.

People ride bicycles along the Botafogo beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

(Reporting by Sabrina Valle; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

People enjoy the Ipanema beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares