The day before, Brazil reported about 30,830 new cases of the coronavirus disease and recorded 1,005 new fatalities.
The total COVID-19 tally in Brazil now stands at 672,846. According to the ministry, 10,209 recovered from the disease over past day.
Brazil comes second on a global tally of coronavirus cases after the United States, which has recorded about 1.9 million COVID-19 patients.