Coronavirus live news: France death toll surpasses 72,000; Brazil variant found in Germany

France registers a further 23,292 new confirmed cases and 649 more deaths; Germany says first case of Brazilian version of virus discovered in Hesse;

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8.51pm GMT

Brazil has registered 56,552 new cases of coronavirus and 1,096 new deaths, the health ministry said, Reuters reports.

The country has recorded more than 8.75 million cases and more than 215,000 deaths.

8.46pm GMT

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Source: theguardian