04/23/2020 - 17:42
- Clarín.com
- World
The advance of the coronavirus in Brazil does not give truce. This Thursday, the Ministry of Health confirmed another 407 deaths from Covid-19 in just 24 hours. This is the highest number since the arrival of the disease in the country.
To date, the South American giant reports 3,313 deaths since the start of the pandemic, while positive cases reach 49,492 , of which 3,735 were in the last day.
According to the data from the health portfolio, the lethality of the virus is 6.7%. In addition, 26,573 infected managed to recover, that is to say more than 53% of the people who contracted the disease.
O @minsaude updates the situation of # coronavírus no Brasil -
04/23 : ▶ ️ 49,492 cases
▶ ️ 3,313 deaths
▶ ️ 19,606 in support
▶ ▶ 26,573 recovered
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Sao Paulo remains the most affected state, with 16,740 infected and 1,345 fatalities. Bruno Covas, mayor of the city, announced this Thursday that the largest city in South America is preparing for "the worst moment" of the crisis.
The goal, he said, is to have the capacity to open 13,000 graves in municipal cemeteries and expand the operational capacity of the burial services to avoid collapse.
Behind Sao Paulo lies Rio de Janeiro, which has 6,172 infected and 530 dead; followed by Ceará , in the northeast of the country, with 4,598 infections and 266 fatalities.
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