World News | Brazil Reports over 49,000 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Reaches 3,456,652
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Brazil's number of cases of COVID-19 has increased by more than 49,000 over the past 24 hours - up from some 47,000 the day before, with over 1,200 deaths, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazil's number of cases of COVID-19 has increased by more than 49,000 over the past 24 hours - up from some 47,000 the day before, with over 1,200 deaths, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.
The case tally rose by 49,298 to 3,456,652, the ministry said.
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The death toll increased by 1,212 -- down from 1,352 the day before - to 111,100.
More than 2.6 million have recovered from the disease in Brazil.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic on March 11.
According to the WHO, the global coronavirus death toll has surpassed 775,000 people, with the number of cases worldwide exceeding 21.9 million. (ANI/Sputnik)
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