Brasilia [Brazil], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has exceeded 6.6 million, and 26,363 cases have been confirmed over the past day, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, 6,603,540 cases have been registered in Brazil since the beginning of the epidemic.

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In the past 24 hours, doctors have recorded 313 deaths in Brazil due to coronavirus.

Overall, 176,941 patients died and nearly 5.8 million people recovered from COVID-19 in Brazil since the outbreak start. (ANI/Sputnik)

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