Brazil registers 39,483 new cases of coronavirus, 1,141 deaths

Health ministry says cumulative deaths total 54,971

Last updated: June 26, 2020 | 02:38

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Pedestrians, some wearing protective face masks, walk through a street market in downtown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 25, 2020.

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil recorded 39,483 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as well as 1,141 deaths, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Brazil has registered more than 1.2 million cases since the pandemic began, while cumulative deaths total 54,971, according to the ministry.

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