Brazil records first coronavirus death

Brazil reported its first confirmed death from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday, and tests were underway on four other possible victims of COVID-19. A 62-year-old man with a history of diabetes and hypertension died from the virus on Monday, after checking into a private hospital in the state on Saturday, Sao Paulo state health officials said. The man had no recent history of international travel, and four other deaths in the same.

hospital was being investigated to see if the victims succumbed to the virus, the officials said. Sao Paulo was the first state to register a coronavirus case sufferer and still is the epicenter of the outbreak in Brazil with 152 cases, according to official figures. Brazil has reported 234 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus.