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In Brazil, a record number of deaths from coronavirus per day.
In addition to the official number of COVID-19 deaths in the country per day, more than 1,500 deaths may also be associated with this infection.
The number of deaths from a new type of coronavirus per day in Brazil increased by a record 600 cases, to 7,921, the Brazilian Ministry of Health said. Twitter. About this, on Tuesday May 5, reports TASS.
The department said that during the last day in the country 6,935 confirmed cases of infection were revealed, while its total number increased to 114,715. At the same time, it is observed that 48,221 people have recovered from the disease caused by the new coronavirus. As indicated in the ministry, the causes of more than 1.5 thousand deaths are being specified, which may also be associated with this infection.
The epicenter of the pandemic in Brazil continues to be São Paulo. In the region, there are more than 34 thousand infected and more than 2.8 thousand dead. It is followed by Rio de Janeiro, where almost 12.5 thousand cases of infection and more than 1.1 thousand deaths were detected.
Previously, the Ministry of Health predicted that the situation in the country would stabilize in July, that a gradual slowdown in the infection rate would begin in August and that a decrease would occur in September.
Previously, a Brazilian court ruled that President Jair Bolsonaru should publish the results of his coronavirus tests.
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