Brazil registers 243 deaths and 8,668 coronavirus infections in one day

Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic of coronavirus, registered 243 new deaths and 8,668 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, as reported this Sunday by the Ministry of Health.

Thus, since the beginning of the pandemic in the country, exactly 19 months ago, the accumulated total of deaths has already risen to 594,443, while confirmed cases total 21,351,972, according to the daily report released by the portfolio.

The figures represent a significant decrease compared to the numbers reported this Saturday, when there were 537 deaths related to covid-19 and 15,688 infections.

However, weekend statistics tend to drop due to lack of staff to collect data, so they only end up consolidating on Tuesdays.

The daily average of deaths in the last 7 days stood at 527 today, while the average of daily cases was 16,027, both values ​​higher than those registered two weeks ago due to an update of data from several states, which were dammed. .

According to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health, Brazil has 20.34 million people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and who have already been discharged, while the number of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of covid-19 that remain under medical monitoring was located this Sunday at 417,156.

Despite the figures, which confirm Brazil as one of the countries most affected by the pandemic in the world, along with the United States and India, the number of cases and deaths has been falling systematically since last June, after the The country will experience a deadly second wave between March and April, when the average number of deaths reached a record 3,124 per day.

The slowdown in the health emergency coincides with the continuity of the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, which began in mid-January, in the country, which has some 213 million inhabitants.

According to the data released this Sunday, almost 68% of the population has already received at least one dose of the antidote, which is equivalent to about 144.7 million people, while 41% (or 87 million Brazilians) have already completed the guideline.

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