Hamilton Mouro, Brazil's vice president, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Sunday, when the country registered 344 new deaths, Reuters reports. Mouro, President Jair Bolsonaro's deputy, is the latest in a long line of senior Brazilian officials to contract the virus. In a statement, Mouro's office said he tested positive on Sunday afternoon, and that he will isolate in Jaburu, his official residence. Separately, Brazil's health ministry on Sunday reported that Brazil registered 344 new COVID-19 deaths, and 18,479 more patients. Brazil now has nearly 7.5 million confirmed patients, and a total of 191,139 deaths from the virus since the outbreak began, according to the health ministry figures.

Source: The Standard December 28, 2020 01:30 UTC