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Brazil, world No. 2 coronavirus hotspot, suffers 653 new deaths

Reuters | Posted: May 24, 2020, 11:05 a.m. | Updated: May 24, 2020, 10 p.m. | 1 Min Read

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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hotspot behind the United States, registered 653 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, taking the total number of fatalities to 22,666, the Health Ministry said.

Brazil has 363,211 confirmed cases, up 15,813 from Saturday, the ministry said. The United States has more than 1.6 million cases and nearly 100,000 deaths, according to a Reuters tally based on official reports.

(Reporting by Gabriela Mello; editing by Grant McCool)

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