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World coronavirus dispatch: Brazil No. 2 in death toll, goes past UK

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Health workers from Doctors Without Borders visit a squatters camp to conduct medical examinations and avoid the spread of the Covid-19 in Sao Bernardo do Campo, greater Sao Paulo area, Brazil. Photo: AP | PTI

Yuvraj Malik New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Jun 13 2020 | 4:03 PM IST

Brazil now has the world’s second-highest coronavirus death count, surpassing the UK. The country reported 909 new deaths on Friday bringing the total death count to 41,828. Also, a new study showed the illness may be far more widespread in Brazil than official data suggests. Researchers at the University of Pelotas in southern Brazil estimate there are six unreported cases for every one confirmed diagnosis. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total confirmed cases: 7,651,175

Change over yesterday: 136,616

Total deaths: 425,869

Total recovered: 3,630,280

Nations hit with most cases: US (2,048,986), Brazil (828,810), Russia (510,761), India (308,916) and UK

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