Brazil Posts Record Daily Virus Cases as Disease Spreads Inland
- Country is second only to the U.S. in cases and deaths
- PUC University data show cases may top 1.3 million in weeks
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Brazil reported a record number of daily cases from coronavirus as the pandemic continues to rage across Latin America’s largest nation.
The country, which trails only the U.S. in cases and deaths, reported 34,918 new cases, bringing the number of infections to 923,189. The data compiled by Brazilian states also showed 1,282 new fatalities, pushing the total toll to 45,241.