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Brazil reports a record 1,349 virus deaths in 24 hours

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Brazil reported a record 1,349 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period Wednesday, the health ministry said, as the pandemic continued to take a grim toll on Latin America’s hardest-hit country.

The figure brought the total death toll from the new coronavirus in Brazil to 32,548, with 584,016 confirmed infections — the second-highest caseload worldwide, after the United States.

Experts say under-testing in the country of 210 million people means the real numbers are probably much higher.

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