Brazil registers 754 coronavirus deaths on Friday

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brasilia

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil has registered 754 additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 30,914 new confirmed cases, the nation's health ministry said on Friday.

The South American country has now registered 153,214 total coronavirus deaths and 5.2 million total confirmed cases.

(Reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Chris Reese)