Rio de Janeiro, Sep. 17, 2021, SPA -- Brazil reported 3,4407 infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and 643 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. The South American country has now registered a total of 589,240 coronavirus deaths and 21,69,017 confirmed cases. --SPA 10:05 LOCAL TIME 07:05 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1619331