At worst time of pandemic, Brazil topped 350,000 deaths from COVID-19

Brazil has recorded 2,616 deaths in the past 24 hours, with which it already adds 351,334 victims since it was notified in March of last year of the first death in the country from the coronavirus, the government said on Saturday.

According to the latest report from the Ministry of Health, The South American giant passed 13.4 million infections as of Saturday adding 71,832 new cases on the last day.

The death toll recorded this Saturday is well below that of the day before (3,695) and almost half of the daily death toll in the country (4,249) reached on Thursday, which the ministry justified by reducing the registration staff during the weekends.

Brazil, with its over 210 million people are going through the worst phase of the pandemic since the arrival of the coronavirus in the country, just over a year ago, and remains the second nation in the world with the highest number of deaths and infections from the virus.

Last week recorded two new death certificates, both claiming more than 4,000 victims, the highest daily death rate from covid-19 on the planet today.

Despite the numbers, some parts of the country like Rio de Janeiro, they relaxed the restrictive measures the day before and it is the first weekend, after ten days of closure, in which bars, restaurants, shops and tourist sites they have reopened their doors to the public.

However, in places where agglomerations are promoted, such as beaches and parks, access is restricted, rules that were not respected by several Cariocas this Saturday who chose to sunbathe on the sands of the emblematic Ipanema and Copacabana.

The mayor of the town, Eduardo Paes, trusts the good sense of the Cariocas and this Saturday he again called on them to respect the rules, to wear masks and to maintain their distance. minimum to prevent the spread of the virus. However, he warned that if the number of deaths and infections increased again, the restrictions would come back.

Experts assure that the serious pandemic situation in Brazil will have a short-term impact on the health systems of Brasilia, Mato Grosso, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio Grande do Sul, some of which have already collapsed and others on the brink of crisis.

According to a study by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), the largest medical research center in Latin America, the next few days will reflect in hospitals and intensive care units the high rates of infections and deaths they have suffered, between late March and early April, these regions.

The delay in vaccination, which is still an ongoing process dropper in Brazil, announces a still gloomy vision of South American power.

According to the Health portfolio, more than 45 million vaccines nationwide and more than 25 million people have received doses of any of the covid-19 vaccines.

Of this total, some 19.8 million people – 9.4% of the country’s population – have received the first dose and an additional 5.5 million – 2.6% of Brazil’s total population – have already received the second. .

With information from EFE

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