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Brazil today reached the mark of 13,993 deaths from the new coronavirus, according to the latest update published by the Ministry of Health. 844 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.
In addition, the balance of the portfolio has 202,918 confirmed cases of covid-19 in the country. From yesterday to today, there were 13,944 new diagnoses. The number is the worst on record, beating the highest mark, reached yesterday, of 11,385 confirmations in one day.
The mortality rate is 6.9%. 2,000 deaths are under investigation.
The government also reported that 109,446 patients (53.9%) are being followed and 79,479 (39.2%) have recovered from the disease.
Brazil reduces purchases of respirators
Since the exchange at the Ministry of Health, which was led by Nelson Teich, the country has spent 9% of the total used to combat the coronavirus. The value is ten times less than that used by the predecessor in office, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, in equipment to combat the outbreak.
According to a survey Twitter, there was a reduction in the purchase of respirators, PPE (personal protective equipment) and investments in the health sector. According to the investigation, the country did not spend even half of the resources available for the pandemic.
SP has 89% of capacity in hospitals
Until yesterday, the city of São Paulo had an ICU bed occupancy rate of 89%. Of the 20 municipal hospitals, six yesterday stopped receiving ICU patients for maximum capacity or close to reaching maximum capacity.
A study published today by the Emílio Ribas hospital indicates that one in five ICU patients dies from the new coronavirus.
Confirmations do not reflect the past 24 hours.
The number of confirmed diagnoses and deaths in the last 24 hours did not necessarily occur on the last day. According to the Ministry of Health, the tail of the tests means that the deaths are up to a month after they occurred.
OR Twitter It has already identified delays of up to 51 days for official deaths. Due to this retroactive update, at the start of the pandemic, the actual number of deaths that occurred up to a certain date was double that of the Ministry of Health.
