Brazil coronavirus deaths rise above 130,000

FILE PHOTO: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Manaus

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 874 novel coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 43,718 additional cases, the nation's health ministry said on Friday.

The country has now registered 130,396 coronavirus deaths and 4,282,164 confirmed cases in total.

(Reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Chris Reese)