The hardest-hit Latin American nation reported 909 deaths on Friday, with more than 829,000 confirmed cases.
The containers containing the bodies will be delivered to several cemeteries within 15 days, a statement said.
Sao Paulo is one of the coronavirus hotspots, with 5,480 deaths recorded as of Thursday in a city of 12 million people.A woman hugs her elderly sister-in-law through a plastic curtain at a nursing home in Sao Paulo, Brazil Health experts are concerned about a new spike in cases after a significant fall in the use of intensive care beds prompted mayor Bruno Covas to authorise a partial reopening of business this week.
Brazil is expected to reach the peak of infection in August, with the virus having spread from big cities into the nation's interior.Michael Ryan, the World Health Organisation's emergencies chief, said:"Overall the health system is still coping in Brazil, although, having said that, with the sustained number of severe cases that remains to be seen."Clearly the health system in Brazil across the country needs significant support in order to sustain its effort in this regard.
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