Brasilia, Jan 2, 2021, SPA -- Brazil recorded 15,827 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 314 deaths from COVID-19, Reuters cited the country's Health Ministry as saying today, on Saturday. Brazil has registered more than 7.7 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began 10 months ago, while the official death toll has risen to 195,725, according to ministry data. --SPA 00:51 LOCAL TIME 21:51 GMT 0017 www.spa.gov.sa/w1477567