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Brazil surpasses 1.5 million coronavirus cases, with over 63,000 deaths

cde.news desk 4 July 2020, 11:15 · 1 min read

Maria Paula Moraes hugs her 82-year-old father through a 'hug curtain', in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 02 July 2020. Hug Curtains became a valid alternative for social distancing measures, during the advance of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil. EPA-EFE/Sebastiao Moreira

Brazil registered 42,223 additional coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,539,081, the second-worst outbreak in the world behind the United States.

The number of coronavirus deaths rose by 1,290 to 63,174, according to the ministry.

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Brazil surpasses 1.5 million coronavirus cases, with over 63,000 deaths

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