Brasilia [Brazil], July 28 (Sputnik/ANI): Brazil has confirmed more than 23,000 new COVID-19 cases while over 600 people have died from the disease in the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry said the case count rose by 23,284 to 2,442,375 and the death toll grew by 614 to 87,618 in the past day.

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The day before, the rise in cases was higher -- 24,578 and the increase in the number of fatalities was lower -- 555.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11.

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According to the WHO, the global coronavirus death toll has surpassed 646,000, with the number of cases worldwide exceeding 16 million. (Sputnik/ANI)

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