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Brazil reports 42,980 new coronavirus cases, 1,657 deaths in 24 hours

Reuters WORLD
Published April 19,2021
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More than 365,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Brazil, 66,000 in March alone. Observers believe the number is an undercount. (Photo by Joao Paulo GUIMARAES / AFP)

Brazil recorded 42,980 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,657 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Brazil has registered more than 13.9 million cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 373,335, according to ministry data.