Brazilian health ministry reported over 560,000 COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday after the country saw 1,099 fatalities in the past 24 hours.
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The number of confirmed cases topped 20 million with 40,054 new infections, according to Health Ministry data.
The Latin American country, with a population of over 214 million, has the second-highest death toll after the US and ranks third in terms of the number of cases reported.
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While over 146 million people in the country have received at least one dose of a vaccine, the number of cases reported per day continues to rise.
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