Brazil has surpassed Italy as the country with the third-highest COVID-19 fatality rate after logging 1,437 deaths in a 24-hour period, bringing its overall death toll to 34,021. Only the United States, which has logged 109,143 deaths, and the U.K., which has recorded 40,344 deaths, now have higher numbers. Brazil also logged an additional 30,925 positive coronavirus cases overnight, bringing the overall total of confirmed cases to 614,941.
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