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Brazil Overtakes Spain, Italy In Number of COVID Cases

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   WASHINGTON - Brazilbecome thecountry with the fourth-largest number of
   coronavirus infectionsin the world, surpassing Spain and Italy.

   Overnight, the South American country hadmore than15,000 confirmed new
   cases, bringing the total tomore than235,000Sunday, according to the
   Johns Hopkins University tally.Health experts say the real number of
   cases could be higher because many people have not been tested.

   Withthe death toll approaching16,000, Brazilranks sixth in the world
   for coronavirus-relateddeaths.Mexico and Ecuador also have seen a spike
   of new cases, prompting the World Health Organizationtodeclarethe
   Americasthe new centerof the pandemic.

   Russiaisanother hotspot,recordingabout 10,000 newconfirmedcases a day
   for at leastthe past10 consecutive days in May. Butofficials said
   Sundaythe spread is being stabilized across the country.

   Russia'schiefsanitary doctor, Anna Popova,toldRossiya 1 TV channelin an
   interviewthat theprogress has been achieved due to Russians' careful
   attention to their health.

   Russia hasreported281,752 confirmed coronavirus cases and 2,631
   COVID-19-linked fatalities.

   New hotspots are emerging in Africa, especially Nigeria, drawing
   attention to the dangers of inaction.

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