São Paulo state in Brazil has no deaths by Covid-19 for the 1st time since the beginning of the pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – For the first time since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state of São Paulo did not register any death by coronavirus this Monday (8), according to information from the Government of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB) administration.
The State Health Secretariat registered 359 new cases, totaling 4,413,241 cases since the beginning of the epidemic. In total, there have been 152,527 covid-19 deaths in the state.
Among the total cases, 4,242,148 have contracted the virus and are recovered, with 456,344 having been hospitalized and discharged.
Currently, there are 3,011 patients hospitalized in the state, with 1,375 in ICU (Intensive Care Units) and 1,636 in ward beds.
Also according to government data, the occupancy rate of ICU beds in the state on Monday (8) is 24.5%, and in Greater São Paulo it is 31.3%.
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