BRAZILIA: Brazil reported 32,091 new cases of coronavirus and 1,272 new deaths for the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said.
The South American country has so far recorded 739,503 confirmed cases of the virus, the second-highest level of contagion after the United States, and 38,406 people have died, the third-highest death toll worldwide.
Coronavirus pandemic nearing peak in Mexico: WHO
The coronavirus pandemic in Mexico is advancing toward its peak level of infections but social distancing should continue until a vaccine is made available, WHO officials said.
The officials stressed that more testing is needed in Mexico before further economic re-opening and that street protests could cause a spike of new cases.
Mexico, where total confirmed cases exceed 120,000 and the death toll stands at about 14,000, began a gradual re-opening of the economy at the start of June.
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