RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The state of São Paulo recorded an 81.7 percent increase in coronavirus deaths in the past week. On Wednesday, April 15th, São Paulo State recorded 778 deaths, whereas on Wednesday, April 8th, there were 428 fatal victims.
The cumulative number since the first case was confirmed in São Paulo on February 25th, is now higher than the total number of H1N1 flu victims in 2009, the first year of that epidemic. There were 585 deaths from this type of viral influenza, out of a total of 8,663 cases.
For the second straight day, São Paulo had a peak of confirmed hospitalizations for COVID-19, with more than 2,200 patients attended to in hospitals. There are now 1,132 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds and 1,200 in wards.
Some of the hospitals with the highest percentage of intensive care bed capacity use specifically for the disease, at this time, are the Emílio Ribas, Clínicas, Vila Alpina, and Pedreira hospitals.
In addition, there are 11,043 confirmed cases of the disease, an increase of 64.6 percent within this period: there were 6,708 cases seven days ago. There are now 199 cities in São Paulo with at least one case, and 78 cities with at least one death.
There are 463 men and 315 women among the fatal victims. The mortality rate continues to be higher among patients aged 60 and over, totaling 79.8 percent of deaths. The list of confirmed cases and deaths by city can be found at: https://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/coronavirus/.
Source: Government of the State of São Paulo.