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Brazil Reports Record Covid Cases Days After WHO Sees Plateau

A person wearing a protective mask buys coconut water in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 13. — A person wearing a protective mask buys coconut water in Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 13.
Photographer: Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg

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By Julia Leite

July 22, 2020 at 9:59 PM UTC

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Brazil reported a record number of coronavirus infections, days after the World Health Organization said the country had reached a plateau.

The Latin American country registered 67,860 new cases on Wednesday, more than 20% above the previous record for daily infections. The number of Covid-19 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed the total to 2,227,514. Deaths rose by 1,284 to 82,771, according to the Health Ministry.