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RIO – Rio de Janeiro adds 224 more deaths from Covid-19 and 2,387 new confirmed cases this Wednesday 18, compared to the figures released by the State Department of Health the day before. As a result, it reached the highest daily death rate since June 30, with 232 deaths recorded in 24 hours.
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The moving average of deaths is 104, equivalent to an increase of 88% over the previous two weeks. The moving average of confirmed cases, on the other hand, is 1.6785, which has also experienced growth, 103% higher when considering the same period.
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The data analysis was carried out from the survey of the press vehicle consortium formed by O GLOBO, Extra, G1, Folha de S.Paulo, UOL and O Estado de S. Paulo, which collects information from the health departments state.
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The total number of lives lost in Rio rose to 21,698, while that of coronavirus infections was 332,396. According to state data, there are still 371 Deaths were investigated and 2,211 were ruled out. Among the confirmed cases, 304,705 patients recovered from the disease.
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In the latest bulletin released, SES explained that the 224 deaths recorded on Wednesday did not occur within the previous 24 hours. The deaths occurred, according to the Health Department, between epidemiological weeks 36 and 46.
“The disclosure of today’s deaths is a reflection of the six days in which the data were contained in the Ministry of Health system, which the secretariat downloads to make the bulletin,” he adds in the statement.
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Situation of beds in the capital
The Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio released on Wednesday an update on the number of beds for patients with Covid-19. In a statement, he said that 901 are offered, of which 271 are in the ICU. Regarding the municipal network, there are 552 hospitalized patients, 250 of whom are in the ICU.
In the SUS network in the capital of Rio, which includes beds in municipal, state and federal units, there are 903 people hospitalized in specialized beds, 421 of whom are in the ICU.
The occupancy rate of ICU beds for Covid-19 in the SUS network in the municipality is 81%. The occupancy rate for nursing beds is 73%.
The municipalities with the most deaths from Covid-19 in RJ are:
- Rio de Janeiro – 12,793
- Duke of Caxias – 811
- São Gonçalo – 807
- Nova Iguaçu – 722
- Niteroi – 554
- São João de Meriti – 507
- Campos dos Goytacazes – 454
- Belford Roxo – 343
- Petropolis – 283
- Magé – 265
The cities with the most cases registered since March in RJ are:
- Rio de Janeiro – 128,834
- Niteroi – 17,224
- São Gonçalo – 15 422
- Duke of Caxias – 11,349
- Belford Roxo – 11.302
- Macaé – 10,234
- Campos dos Goytacazes – 8,779
- Teresópolis – 8,493
- Nova Iguaçu – 8,230
- Round Volta – 8.138
