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Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases: official

Updated: 2020-07-17 06:22
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A man walks in front of the Ministry of Health, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put the number of deaths at more than 76,000.

Figures published by the health ministry showed there were more than 45,000 new cases over the last 24 hours, and an extra 1,300 deaths.

Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world by the coronavirus after the United States.

AFP

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