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Brazilian mayor, elected while in a COVID-19 coma, dies

Brazilian mayor, elected while in a COVID-19 coma, dies

MAGUITO Vilela, the Brazilian politician who was elected mayor of the city of Goiânia while in a coma due to COVID-19, has died from complications to the disease, it was announced on his personal Instagram account. "It is with deep regret that we report the death of the mayor of Goiânia, Maguito Vilela, which occurred this morning," the statement said. Local media said he was 71. Vilela's surprise election from his hospital bed made international headlines. It was a vivid example of the reach of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil, which has the world's worst COVID-19 death toll outside the…
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