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Brazil reports record 34 918 new coronavirus cases in a day

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Brazil set a daily record on Tuesday for new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, as its case load grew by 34 918 patients in 24 hours to 923 189 total infections, the most in the world outside the United States.

Brazil also registered 1 282 COVID-19 deaths since its last update on Monday, the Health Ministry said, bringing confirmed fatalities in the country to 45 241.

Brazil’s death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to nearly 44 000 on Monday, according to Health Ministry data, as the country continued easing restrictions on circulation despite the world’s second-worst outbreak after the United States.

Reporting of fatalities typically slows over the weekend.

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Despite the severity of the outbreak, many Brazilian states and cities have begun easing social distancing rules in recent weeks amid growing public fatigue and repeated demands from President Jair Bolsonaro to get the economy going.

On Monday, Mike Ryan, the World Health Organisation’s top emergencies expert, said Latin America remained a cause for concern.

“Brazil cannot be singled out in the Americas – there are many other countries in the Americas like Mexico, Chile and others who have had significant number of cases and continue to have an ups

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