Brazil reports 34,000 new cases of coronavirus, 1,163 deaths

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing protective mask with the drawing of a skull walks at a popular shopping street amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 15, 2020. Picture taken July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Brazil registered 34,177 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 1,163 new deaths on Friday, the health ministry said.

Total cases in Brazil, the world's second most affected country after the United States, have now risen to 2,046,328 while deaths totaled 76,688.

(Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Editing by Sandra Maler)