Brazil crossed the threshold of 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, with 300,685 deaths, the Ministry of Health announced as the country is going through its worst period in a year of pandemic.
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In the past 24 hours, 2,009 new deaths have been recorded in the second most bereaved country in the world behind the United States, and where hospitals in virtually every state are on the verge of breaking point.