Brasilia, May 17 (RHC)-- Brazil's health ministry reports 14,919 new cases of COVID-19, while infections worldwide hit more than 100,000 a day.
In Brasilia, the country's health ministry has confirmed 816 related deaths, pushing the total number of infections to at least 233,142 -- the fourth-highest in the world, surpassing Spain's tally -- while the death toll hit 15,633.
