SP registers 192 more deaths in 24 hours and reaches 3,600 deaths from coronavirus; 40% are from outside the capital | Saint Paul

(CORRECTION: the G1 He was wrong to report that the number of deaths in the last 24 hours was 196. The information was corrected at 7:01 pm.)

Governor João Doria (PSDB) extended the quarantine throughout the state of São Paulo until May 31. According to the Secretary of State for Health, José Henrique Germann, the The increase in deaths recorded in the last 15 days is due to the decrease in adherence to social isolation..

For every ten fatalities, four lived in inland cities, the coast and Greater São Paulo. The proportion is the same in relation to the number of infected, which totals 44,411 people throughout the state.

• Covid-19 deaths in SP doubled in 15 days and could reach 10,000 by the end of May; government attributes worsen fall in isolation

Of the 645 cities in SP, 409 already have at least one confirmed case of Covid-19, and one or more deaths occurred in 176 municipalities.

Around 500 admissions occurred in the last 24 hours. This Saturday (9), there are more than 9,500 patients admitted to São Paulo, with 3,794 in the ICU and 5,734 in the ward. The occupancy rate of the ICU beds reserved for Covid-19 care is 68.4% in the state of São Paulo and 87.2% in Greater São Paulo.

While the ICU bed occupancy rate, deaths, and confirmed Covid-19 cases have consistently increased in the past 15 days, social isolation in São Paulo has always remained below 50% during business days. The state government attributed the deterioration in the rates to declining adherence to quarantine.

Insulation x bed capacity

According to spokespersons for the Coronavirus Contingency Center, the loosening of the insulation, seen from the second week of April, could lead to the state arriving in late May with up to 10,000 deaths caused by the disease.

In the last 15 days, the ICU bed occupancy rate increased by 22% in the state of São Paulo and was from 57.7% on April 24 to the current 70.5%. In Greater São Paulo, the increase was 16%: the capacity of the beds was 76.9% on April 24 for the 89.6% verified on Friday (8).

In the same period that ICUs were filled, the isolation rate was always less than 50% Monday through Friday, except on holidays or modifications. Adherence to quarantine began to decline systematically from the second week of April.

From March 24, when quarantine was decreed, until April 8, the rate was never below 50%, on any day of the week. After April 8, the index only crossed the 50% barrier on holidays, amendments, and weekends.

The drop in isolation and the increase in the occupation of the ICU accompany the increase in confirmed cases and deaths caused by Covid-19 in the last 15 days. Deaths grew 111% in the past 15 days, meaning the total number of deaths doubled in more than two weeks. Confirmed cases have increased 123% since April 24. The increase was even greater in the interior and on the coast, where the disease is spreading four times faster than in the capital.

“[Os dados mostram] a growth from the beginning of the quarantine until now, and with a worsening in the last 15 days in which, coincidentally, a greater movement of people was observed and the isolation rate fell to 50%, 49%, 47%. This probably caused these conditions that we are seeing here today, “said the Secretary of State for Health, José Henrique Germann, during a press conference on Friday (8).

“We are extending the quarantine period, but I would like to emphasize that the extension must also be accompanied by an improvement in our isolation rate. Insulation rate which has to be approximately between 55% and 60%. If we don’t do this, we will have problems with patient care, ”said Germann.

“I ask everyone to stay home, save themselves at home and wear masks. These are the weapons we have today so that these numbers gradually decrease,” said the secretary of state.