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The week started with 6 deaths, 4 men in their 80s and two women in their 60s. All had a history of pre-existing illnesses, except for one woman.
In the 10/10 bulletin, the beds of the COVID-19 ICU of the private hospitals (Hospital Unimed-GV and Hospital São Lucas) reached 100% occupancy. On Thursday (10/8), these hospitals registered 85% occupancy in the COVID-19 ICU. Bed occupancy UTI / SUS COVID-19 in the public network registered an occupation of 70%.
An encouraging statistic is the number of confirmed cases and people who have recovered from the disease. There were 7,936 people infected with the new coronavirus and 7,504 recovered.
Steel valley
The city of Ipatinga confirmed on Monday (12) two more deaths due to complications from COVID-19. The victims were two men, one 80 years old, a resident of the Bethânia neighborhood, and the other 84 years old, a Venice resident. With the confirmation of new deaths, Ipatinga adds 193 deaths from complications of the disease. The relatives of the victims received the necessary guidance for burial.
In Coronel Fabriciano there were no deaths from COVID-19. The epidemiological bulletin released on the holiday (10/12) recorded 9 hospitalizations for the disease at the José Maria Morais Hospital. 47 people are in residential isolation.
What is coronavirus
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections. The new coronavirus agent (COVID-19) was discovered in December 2019 in China. The disease can cause infections with symptoms initially similar to colds or the flu, but with the risk of worsening, which can result in death.
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How is COVID-19 transmitted?
Coronavirus transmission usually occurs through the air or through personal contact with contaminated secretions, such as saliva droplets, sneezing, coughing, phlegm, close personal contact, such as touching or shaking hands, contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, followed by contact with mouth, nose or eyes.
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How to prevent?
The recommendation is to avoid crowds, stay away from those showing symptoms of respiratory infection, wash your hands frequently, cough with your forearm in front of your mouth, and often use soap and water to wash your hands or alcohol gel after the Contact. with surfaces and people. At home, take extra precautions against COVID-19.
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What are the symptoms of the coronavirus?
Check out the main symptoms of people infected with COVID-19:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath and shortness of breath
- Gastric problems
- Diarrhea
In severe cases, victims have:
- Pneumonia
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome
- Renal insufficiency
The types of COVID-19 symptoms are increasing each week as researchers advance in identifying the behavior of the virus.
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Myths and truths about the virus
On social media, the spread of COVID-19 also spread rumors about how Sars-CoV-2 virus It is transmitted. And other questions arose: Is the alcohol gel capable of killing the virus? Is the coronavirus lethal at a worrying level? Can one infected person infect several others? Will the epidemic kill thousands of Brazilians, since the SUS could not serve everyone? We did a report with a doctor who specializes in infectious diseases and he explains all the myths and truths about the coronavirus.
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