RIO DE JANEIRO, July 20 (Reuters) – Brazil registered 20,257 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and the death toll rose above 80,000, the health ministry said on Monday.
Total cases in Brazil, the world’s second most affected country after the United States, have now risen to 2,118,646 while the 632 newly-recorded deaths brought the total number of fatalities to 80,120.
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Brazil coronavirus death toll tops 80,000 -health ministry – Reuters
