Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - The novel coronavirus death toll in Brazil surpassed 20,000 on Thursday, after a record number of fatalities in a 24-hour period, the health ministry said.The country is the epicenter of the outbreak in Latin America, and its highest one-day toll of 1,188 pushed the overall death tally to 20,047.Brazil has now recorded more than 310,000 cases, with experts saying a lack of testing means the real figures are probably much higher.With its curve of infections and deaths rising sharply, the country of 210 million ranks third in the world in terms of total cases, behind the U...
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