This figure is growing at a record pace for the second day in a row.
RIO DE JANEIRO may 21. /TASS/. the Number of confirmed cases of infection with the novel coronavirus in Brazil rose for the day on 19 951, to 291 579. This is evidenced by published official statistics of the Brazilian Ministry of health.
As follows from the reports, this figure is growing at a record pace for the second day in a row (the previous day was 17 408 cases). The number of deaths of diseases caused by coronavirus, in the same period increased to 889, up to 18 860. Recovered 116 683 of the patient.
the Epicenter of the spread of infection in the country are state são Paulo and its eponymous capital, in the Metropolitan area with a population of over 21 million people. In the region there are almost 70 thousand infected and more than 5.3 thousand deaths. The second region according to the number of infected has been northeastern ceará (30 560), followed by Rio de Janeiro (30 372). In these States the pandemic’s victims become 1 900 237 and 3, respectively.
Heavy epidemic situation in northeastern States, state of Pernambuco (more than 22.5 thousand infected and 1 834 deaths) and maranhão (about 15.1 thousand infected and 634 deaths), as well as in the States of Amazonas (over 23.7 thousand infected and 1 561 deceased) and Steam (about 16.3 thousand infected and 1 519 deaths) in the North of the country. As found out the newspaper “Folha de são Paulo”, in 11 of the 27 subjects of the Federation a specialized bed capacity of intensive care units designed for patients with coronavirus, is busy at least by 80%.
Brazil occupies the first place among Latin American countries in the number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus and related deaths. About the first confirmed case of infection in the largest state in the region became known on 26 February, the day after the end of the carnival, accompanied by massive festivities. On 12 may, the health Ministry reported 39 positive samples in patients with characteristic caused by a novel coronavirus disease symptoms in January. Later, the authorities of the state of ceará found that the first patient with symptoms of infection with coronavirus in the region have addressed for medical aid 1 Jan.
the Epidemic has led to the fact that the country has twice been replaced by the head of the Ministry of health. 16 APR due differences with President Jairam Bolsonaro on the question of strategy, pandemic, lost his job, Luis Enrique Mandetta, may 15, the resignation of his successor, Nelson Parc ornithologique du Teich disagree with the President on the issue of necessity of prescribing the hydroxychloroquine at the early stages of the disease. Earlier, the health Ministry predicted that the situation in the country stabilizes��I to July, in August will begin a gradual slowdown in the spread of infection, and in September, will decline.
