Brazil reports 1,005 additional coronavirus deaths
Brazil reported an additional 1,005 novel coronavirus deaths and 30,830 new cases over the last 24 hours, data released by the country's health ministry showed on Friday night.
The Latin American nation has now registered 35,026 total coronavirus deaths and 645,771 confirmed cases. With its official death toll now above 34,000, the pandemic has taken more lives in Brazil than anywhere else except the United States and the United Kingdom.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the UN agency warned governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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