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Brazil Passes U.K. in Covid Deaths as Virus Seizes Latin America

Cases growing at record pace in Chile, Mexico and Argentina
Up to half a million people in Rio may have been exposed

People wearing protective masks carry shopping bags while walking through downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 10.Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg

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By Julia Leite

June 12, 2020 at 4:21 PM UTC

Updated on

June 13, 2020 at 1:52 PM UTC

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Coronavirus cases are growing faster than ever in Mexico, Chile and Argentina, while Peru posted its deadliest day yet and a new study showed the illness may be far more widespread in Brazil than official data suggests.

Brazilian states on Friday reported 909 new deaths, bringing the nation’s total death count to 41,828, and overtaking the U.K. for the second highest number of Covid-19 fatalities. Infections rose by 25,982, pushing the toll to 828,810. Brazil now trails only the U.S. on both counts.