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Brazil registers 888 coronavirus deaths in one day as total death toll exceeds 18,800

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Brasilia, May 20 (EFE).- On Wednesday, Brazil registered 888 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities so far during the pandemic to 18,859, while the daily number of newly confirmed cases increased by 19,951 to 291,579, Brasilia announced. (Camera: ROBERT COELHO)FOOTAGE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ATTENDING TO COVID-19 PATIENTS AT A HOSPITAL IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.

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