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June 5, 2020

Global Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 6.6 Million as Brazil Records Record Daily Toll
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Worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 have topped 6.6 million, with the
global infection rate rising faster than ever. There are now over
100,000 new reported infections daily - likely just a fraction of the
true toll. Over the past two weeks, twice as many countries have
reported a surge in cases compared to countries that have reported a
downward pattern.

This comes as Brazil has overtaken Italy as the country with the
third-highest COVID-19 death toll. Brazil's health minister confirmed
more than 1,400 new deaths in a single day Thursday - a record - taking
Brazil's total to over 34,000.


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