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Friday, 17 July 2020 15:59

Brazil COVID-19 cases reach 2 million, doubling in less than a month

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Brazil on Thursday (Jul 16) passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak. Just 27 days have passed since Brazil, which has the world's second-largest outbreak after the United States, reached one million cases. In recent weeks, there have been nearly 40,000 confirmed new cases per day, according to government figures. On Thursday, confirmed cases in Brazil totaled 2,012,151, while deaths numbered 76,688. Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, is home to around 210 million. Despite the rapid spread of the virus, Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain, has pressured local governments to lift lockdown restrictions//Reuters

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