In fact, the new coronavirus has been keeping many leaders awake at night, mainly because this disease is causing everyone to isolate themselves in their homes. In Brazil, it is no secret that the country is facing serious problems.
This has been a turbulent week for everyone, especially for the Ministry of Health leadership, which faces dismissal at any moment. The ministry announced today on its official website that the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in Brazil has risen to 241.
It is known that there has been an increase of 40 deaths in 24 hours. The fatality rate is 3.5%. In total, there are 6,836 official confirmed cases in the country so far, according to the government.
Amid the Coronavirus crisis – Confusion in the Ministry of Health
Another turbulent week, earlier we published here about the dismissal of Wanderson Oliveira, in response, Mandetta says he will not accept the secretary's resignation, as he is a key player in devising a strategy to combat the coronavirus in Brazil.
But what can we expect from the country at this point? A difficult question.
In the last 24 hours, Brazil recorded 204 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to data from the Ministry of Health released this Wednesday, the 15th. In total, there are now 1,736 deaths nationwide. The fatality rate is 6.1%, therefore, increasing daily.
As expected by the ministry, the number of confirmed infected patients jumped 3,000 in one day, reaching 28,320. This surge is the result of a greater number of tests being carried out and an indication that the contagion in the country is accelerating.
São Paulo has already become the epicenter of the disease
São Paulo continues to be the most affected, with 778 deaths and 11,043 confirmed cases of the disease. Rio de Janeiro (3,743 cases and 265 deaths), Ceará (2,157 cases and 116 deaths), Amazonas (1,554 cases and 106 deaths) and Pernambuco (1,584 cases and 143 deaths). Dória, the current governor of the state, is taking tough measures to combat this.
In the last 24 years alone, São Paulo has had around 83 confirmed coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 778. This data was released on Wednesday afternoon, the 15th, by the State Health Department.
However, the ministry reports that, in the last seven days, the total number of confirmed deaths has increased by 82%, therefore, we have an even more worrying situation.
Finally, dear readers of Digital Insurance, the deaths are being confirmed with tests carried out by the Butantan Institute, in a network that has 30 laboratories and that received, on Tuesday, 726 thousand tests to detect the disease and reduce the queue of samples to be analyzed.
Source: Exame Magazine