A man walks in front of a graffiti of a boy wearing a face mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil reported a record 34,918 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the same day that one of the senior officials leading the country's widely criticized response to the crisis said the outbreak was under control.
Brazil, the world's No. 2 coronavirus hotspot after the United States, is fast approaching 1 million cases, although experts say the true number is likely higher due to patchy testing. 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.
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