The Ministry of Health currently records a frightening total of 51,073 cases of coronavirus deaths in Brazil and 3,313 deaths as of 2 pm this past Thursday (23), according to information provided by the State Health Departments.
In fact, we know that so far, of the total number of confirmed cases, 26,573 people are considered recovered, corresponding to 54% of diagnosed cases and another 19,606 remain under monitoring.
Unfortunately, in the last 24 hours alone, 3,735 new cases and 407 new deaths were recorded. "We have seen an increase in deaths above what had been happening previously. It is not yet possible to say whether this represents an effort to close the diagnoses or if it represents an upward trend.
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Regarding deaths, the new Minister of Health said that “we evaluate what is happening every day, until this afternoon and, based on the new data, we define new actions”, he emphasized.
It is known that today 1,269 deaths are awaiting laboratory investigation. With the arrival of more diagnostic tests in the states and improved laboratory flow, this wait for results has been reduced. To give you an idea, of the 407 deaths confirmed today by COVID-19, 112 occurred in the last three days and the rest (295) occurred before that period.
Brazil has gained additional beds, says the Ministry of Health.
It was announced this Thursday (23), the qualification of 1,134 ICU beds exclusively for the care of serious or critical coronavirus patients. This number is in addition to the 322 beds qualified on two other occasions in April. With this, the country now has an increase of 1,456 ICU beds in the fight against the pandemic.
He finished by saying:
“We have carried out the qualifications today for the most diverse states and this will represent an investment by the Federal Government of R$163.6 million over the next 90 days,” highlighted Minister Nelson Teich, during a press conference at the Planalto Palace, in Brasília. The amount will be transferred to the states and municipalities.
Brazil is going through an extremely delicate situation, and will have to pay the price for not believing in social isolation, especially considering the danger of the new coronavirus for the country. Disasters are coming!
Get ready!
Source: Sao Paulo Newspaper