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For the nineteenth consecutive day, Brazil had an average of deaths from COVID-19 of more than a thousand. With the record of 687 new deaths caused by the disease from yesterday to today, the country has reached an average of 1,015 victims in the last seven days. The survey is the consortium of press vehicles of which Twitter it’s part, according to data from state health departments.
This does not indicate when the deaths actually occurred, but the date on which they appear in the official balance sheets.
This is the second longest period with an average of deaths from COVID-19 above 1,000 in the entire pandemic in Brazil. The largest sequence occurred between July 3 and August 2 (31 days). In this interval, an average of 1,097 deaths was recorded, verified on July 25.
On January 29 and 30, Brazil had the highest average deaths from covid-19 in the last six months: 1,068 and 1,071, respectively.
The variation compared to 14 days ago is -4%, which indicates stability, although in very high figures. Among the regions, four followed the same trend, the Midwest (-2%), Northeast (5%), North (-2%), Southeast (-3%) and the South had a fall (-18%),
Of the states, seven reported an increase in death rates and eight had a decrease. The other states and the Federal District also remained stable.
The total number of deaths in the country has reached 232,248 since the start of the pandemic. In the last 24 hours, there were 28,061 positive diagnoses for the new coronavirus, bringing the total infected to 9,550,301.
Brazil surpassed the mark of 3.7 million vaccinated against the disease. In total, 3,783,228 people have already received the first dose, according to information provided by health departments. Another 33,723 have already received the second.
Experts indicate the calculation of the moving average.
To measure the situation of deaths from covid-19, experts indicate using the moving average of deaths, which calculates the average of records observed in the last seven days. The operation is the most suitable to observe the trend of the statistics, since it balances the abrupt variations of the numbers throughout the week.
The media consortium adopted this period to verify fluctuations in the moving average. It is possible to speak of a decrease in figures when the decrease is greater than 15% if it is verified in the last 14 days, in this case, the period of the last two weeks. If the numbers rise more than 15%, the epidemic accelerates. Intermediate values indicate stability.
See the situation by state and in the Federal District:
Southeast region
- Espírito Santo: decrease (-27%)
- Minas Gerais: stable (7%)
- Rio de Janeiro: decrease (-16%)
- São Paulo: stable (4%)
Northern region
- Amazon: stable (-13%)
- Para: acceleration (54%)
- Roraima: acceleration (100%)
- Tocantins: Acceleration (40%)
Northeast Region
- Bay: acceleration (22%)
- Maranhão: acceleration (97%)
- Pernambuco: stable (-10%)
- Piauí: acceleration (27%)
- Rio Grande do Norte: decrease (-28%)
Central West Region
- Federal District: stable (1%)
- Mato Grosso: stable (5%)
- Mato Grosso do Sul: remains (-22%)
Southern region
- Rio Grande do Sul: decrease (-20%)
- Santa Catarina: decrease (-17%)
Health data
The Ministry of Health announced today that Brazil registered 636 new deaths from covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths caused by the disease reached 232,170 since the start of the pandemic.
From yesterday to today, there were 23,439 new cases of covid-19 in Brazil. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of infected people has risen to 9,548,079 across the country.
According to the federal government, 8,447,645 people recovered from the disease, with another 868,264 being followed.
TCU gives Manaus 10 days to say if it was pressured to use chloroquine
The Manaus Health Department has ten days to respond if it has been pressured by the Health Ministry to treat COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. The order was given by the Minister of TCU (Federal Court of Accounts) Benjamin Zymler, in an order signed last Friday (5).
The document was based on a request from the Public Ministry, made by Assistant Attorney General Lucas Rocha Furtado, who requests a precautionary measure for the Ministry of Health to refrain from encouraging the use of drugs that, according to the WHO (World Organization of the Health), are ineffective in treating patients with covid-19.
“If this action is confirmed by the Ministry of Health, verification of the responsibility of those involved and the application of the applicable sanctions in the exercise of the powers inherent to the positions in breach of the purposes for which the charges are facts. “, requests one of the extracts of the document.
The request is based on news published by the press. One of them reports that the Ministry of Health has put pressure on the Manaus Health Department, in Amazonas, to use drugs to treat the disease at an early stage. Among the medications would be the antibiotics azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine.
Vehicles gather for information
In response to the decision of the government of Jair Bolsonaro to restrict access to data on the covid-19 pandemic, media Twitter, El Estado de S. Paulo, Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, G1 and Extra formed a consortium to work collaboratively to seek the necessary information directly from the state health departments of the 27 units of the Federation.
The federal government, through the Ministry of Health, should be the natural source of these figures, but the attitudes of the authorities and the president himself during the pandemic cast doubt on the availability of the data and its veracity.
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