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Brazil surpassed the 10,000 dead mark of Covid-19, according to data from the Ministry of Health published on Saturday (9). With 730 new records of deaths from the disease in the past 24 hours, the total number of officially confirmed deaths is 10,627.
The country is the sixth in number of deaths worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University platform in the United States, which monitors those of the pandemic.
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus in Brazil is 155,939. This Saturday, another 10,611 new records were added to that list.
However, the new deaths announced did not necessarily occur in the last 24 hours; there is a time lag between death registration and confirmation of coronavirus infection.
The second consecutive day with a death toll of more than 700 was recorded over a weekend, when the Ministry of Health itself indicates that teams in the states and municipalities work in small numbers and, therefore, fewer tests are applied. coronavirus.
The death toll released on Friday (8) was the country’s last daily record: 751 deaths recorded in 24 hours. The same day, President Jair Bolsonaro joked about having a barbecue at the Palácio da Alvorada this Saturday (9) and even spoke of 3,000 guests.
According to the president’s allies who were consulted in private, he decided to cancel the invitation that had been made to ministers and other members of the government. The negative repercussions would have weighed heavily on his decision.
The numbers of the pandemic in Brazil led the National Congress to decree a three-day duel. Hours later, the president of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), Dias Toffoli, followed the same line and also decreed three days of mourning in honor of the victims of the new coronavirus.
This Saturday (9), the National Flag will be raised at half-mast in front of Congress, where a demonstration in favor of Bolsonaro is taking place. Toffoli did the same and also determined that the Brazilian flag in front of the field should be raised at half-staff, in addition to prohibiting any celebration at the institution during this period.
By the act signed by the Presidents of the Senate and Congress, Davi Alcolumbre (DEM-AP) and the Chamber, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), “any celebration, celebration or holiday is prohibited within the scope of the National Congress, while mourning. “
São Paulo is the state with the highest number of deaths (3,608) and confirmed cases of the disease (44,411). Rio de Janeiro followed, with 1,653 deaths and 16,929 cases of covid-19. Ceará, the third state most affected by the pandemic in the country, has 1,062 deaths and 15,879 people who have already been infected by the virus.
In Pernambuco, there are 972 deaths and 12,470 infections. Amazonas, a state that faces difficulties in receiving new patients in the health system, has 962 deaths and 11,925 cases of Covid-19.
Until May 7, at least 4 states registered an ICU bed occupancy of over 90%: Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará and Roraima. São Luís and Belém also recorded ICU capacity usage of over 90%.
The milestone of 10,000 deaths from the new coronavirus in the country comes at a time when some states begin to reopen trade or relax decrees of social isolation, while others extend the mandatory quarantine longer and discuss harsher measures, such as the “close” “(total block).
Governors have been pressured by businessmen and mayors for reopening due to the impact of activity restrictions on the economy. President Bolsonaro has also defended the resumption of business.
In São Paulo, the state with the worst number of the disease, Governor João Doria extended the mandatory quarantine until May 31. The mayors of the interior of the state opposed the decision. The mayor of São José dos Campos, Felicio Ramuth (PSDB), went to court to try to reopen trade in recent weeks and called the decision disappointing.
In Santa Catarina, where trade has been gradually reopened in some cities since the beginning of April, the number of infected people has grown 173% in the first month of relaxation.
In São Luís, the Justice decreed the “blockade”, which began on Tuesday (5).
According to experts, the real numbers in Brazil should be higher, as there is a low supply of evidence in the country and underreporting.
