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Brazil passes 450,000 COVID-19 deaths, Health Ministry says

COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro state
COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro state

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil on Tuesday passed 450,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the Health Ministry, with an additional 2,173 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 73,453 new coronavirus cases.

Since the pandemic began, 452,031 people have died from the virus in Brazil, with over 16 million confirmed cases, official data show.

(Reporting by Gabriel Stargardter; Editing by Chris Reese)