RIO DE JANEIRO, March 17 (Reuters) – Brazil on Wednesday recorded 90,303 new cases of coronavirus, a new record, the day after the country reported a new record of deaths related to the virus. Infections now total 11,693,838.
Deaths increased by 2,648, the second highest count after the record reported on Tuesday. Deaths now total 284,775. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca Editing by Chris Reese)
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