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Brazil hits new record for daily coronavirus deaths – Metro US

Brazil hits new record for daily coronavirus deaths

The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manaus
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manaus

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered 10,222 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday and 751 deaths, the health ministry said.

Daily deaths beat the previous record of 615 on Wednesday. Overall, Brazil has registered 145,328 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 9,897 deaths.

(Reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Sandra Maler)