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Covid toll tops 162,000 in Brazil

November 09, 2020 00:00:00


SAO PAULO, Nov 08 (Xinhua): Brazil registered 254 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the national count to 162,269, the Health Ministry said Saturday.

Meanwhile, 22,380 new COVID-19 cases were recorded, taking the nationwide tally to 5,653,561, it said.

Sao Paulo, the most populous state in the country, has been hit the worst, with 39,717 deaths and 1,125,936 cases, according to the ministry.


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