Brasilia, Aug 22, 2021, SPA -- Brazil recorded 28,388 new infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), along with 698 deaths in the past 24 hours. The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced that the total number of the virus infections reached 20 million, while the total deaths amounted to 574,209. --SPA 02:38 LOCAL TIME 23:38 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1606437