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Brazil reports 87,822 new coronavirus cases, 2,131 deaths

COVID-19 deaths reach 1 million in Latin America
COVID-19 deaths reach 1 million in Latin America

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 87,822 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,131 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Brazil has registered more than 18 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 504,717, according to ministry data.

(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Editing by Chris Reese)