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Brazil registers 26,051 new cases of coronavirus, 602 deaths – Metro US

Brazil registers 26,051 new cases of coronavirus, 602 deaths

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 26,051 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 602 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered more than 1.6 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths total 64,867, according to the ministry.

(Reporting by Jake Spring; editing by Diane Craft)