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BRASILIA – The number of deaths derived from the new coronavirus reached 4,016 this Saturday, after three days with high records of deaths. Since Thursday, 1,110 deaths have been reported, representing more than a quarter of the total so far. There were 407 deaths Thursday, followed by 357 on Friday and another 346 today. Before that, the death record was April 17, with 217 in one day.
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According to data from the Ministry of Health published on Saturday, Brazil has 58,509 infected people. Compared to yesterday’s figures, there was an increase of 10.4%, with 5,514 patient records from Friday to today, one record so far. In the last government report, published yesterday, the total number of contaminated was 52,995, with 3,670 deaths.
This growth does not mean that there have been more deaths and infections in the last 24 hours, but that they have been notified to the Ministry of Health to be counted in the daily report of the portfolio.
At a press conference at the Planalto Palace on Thursday, Health Minister Nelson Teich said the ministry did not know whether the increase in the number of deaths “represents an effort to close diagnoses or a growing trend line” . Requested this Saturday, the ministry did not comment until the publication of this report.
For the president of the Infectious Diseases Society of Rio de Janeiro (Sierj), Tânia Vergara, registering the number of new cases registered in 24 hours is part of the logic of the disease, which spreads in geometric progression, that is, , one person transmits to two other people, who transmit two more, etc.
She claims that this also implies the highest number of deaths. – The more infected people, the more infected people. The more infected people, the more deaths, he explains.
According to her, the trend is that this growth will continue in the coming days and may worsen if measures of social distance are suspended. – Stay home – advises.
Infectious diseases specialist Rosana Richtmann adds that, in addition to the transmission characteristics of the disease, other factors may explain the growth in the number of cases registered in recent days, such as the entry of data that had not yet been calculated by the health departments or the ministry.
She says, however, that this index is difficult to interpret, since the actual number of infected people is much higher. – We always say that you can multiply this number by ten – he says, mentioning the underreporting of records.
When asked about death records, Rosana says that this was already expected for Brazil, since the country is very heterogeneous, with regions more equipped than others.
In mentioning the North region, where the new coronavirus caused the collapse of the health system, in addition to the cemeteries in Manaus, the infectologist says that “she has no words to describe the situation” experienced by the local population.
According to Rosana, no country was prepared for the pandemic, but Covid-19 “opened” what is no longer spent in Brazil in terms of health infrastructure.
He also remembers that social disparities also occur in other regions of the country, such as in the city of São Paulo, where it is easier for the wealthiest people to stay at home, while on the periphery the situation is different.
“We know that the rigor that we have more towards the central region of São Paulo, of closed trade, is not the same scenario of the periphery,” he comments.
Number of cases and deaths by state
São Paulo continues to be the state with the highest number of cases: 20,004. Then comes Rio de Janeiro (6,828), Ceará (5,421), Pernambuco (4,507) and Amazonas (3,635). In relation to deaths, São Paulo also leads, with 1,667. Then comes Rio de Janeiro (615), Pernambuco (381), Ceará (310) and Amazonas (287).
In total, 14 states have registered more than 1,000 people diagnosed to date. In addition to the five mentioned above, Bahía, Maranhão, Pará, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal District, which until yesterday had not crossed the mark.
Comparing the regions, the Southeast concentrates half of the infections so far, with 26,908 cases of Covid-19. The northeast appears in second place, with 14,665 cases, followed by the north (6,144), the south (3,350) and the center-west (1,928).
The Ministry of Health also reported that 50% of people infected with the new coronavirus, that is, 29,160 people, recovered. Of the rest, 43% are being followed and 7% died. There are still 1,312 deaths under investigation.
