Brazil has restored detailed covid-19 data to its official national website following controversy over the removal of cumulative totals and a ruling by a supreme court justice that the full set of information be reinstated.
The move followed days of mounting pressure from across the political spectrum and allegations the government was trying to mask the severity of the outbreak, now the world's second-largest.
The official website reverted to showing cumulative totals of deaths and infections - as well as breakdowns by state as it had done until last week.
It was gathered that, the latest daily numbers showed 32,091 new infections of coronavirus in the previous 24 hours for a cumulative total of 739,503 cases, and 1,272 new deaths, bringing the toll to 38,406 dead, the third-highest after the united states and the united kingdom.
However, president jair bolsonaro has tried to downplay the severity of the coronavirus, dismissing it as a little flu and urging governors to reverse lockdown measures.
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