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Brazil reports 47,774 new coronavirus cases, 1,290 deaths in 24 hours

Reuters WORLD
Published March 22,2021
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Brazil March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Brazil recorded 47,774 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,290 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered nearly 12 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 294,042, according to ministry data.