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Over 700,000 cases of COVID-19 documented in Brazil

09 June 2020 13:40 (UTC +04:00)

Brazil has documented 707,412 cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, since the start of the pandemic, with 15,654 cases identified in the past 24 hours, the Brazilian health ministry informed on Monday, APA reports citing TASS.

According to the data provided, 679 people have died from the virus in the past 24 hours, with the death toll reaching 37,134. Meanwhile, 6,088 people have recovered in the past 24 hours, with 290,040 recoveries documented in the country in total. This data corresponds to the numbers published by regional authorities.

Brazil has recorded its first case of the virus on February 26. It currently ranks second in the world on the number of coronavirus cases.