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Health

Brazil reports 31,911 new coronavirus cases, 729 deaths

People walk at a popular shopping street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazil recorded 31,911 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 729 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

Brazil has registered more than 4.6 million cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 140,537, according to ministry data.

(Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by Chris Reese)

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