Brazil total coronavirus death toll reaches 24,512: health ministry

Relatives are seen during a mass burial of people who passed away due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil deaths by COVID-19 reached 24,512 on Tuesday, with 1,039 new deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said.

The number of infections in Brazil rose to 391,222, with 16,324 new cases.

Reporting by Pedro Fonseca in Rio de Janeiro; Editing by Tom Hogue

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