Brazil registers over 1,000 Covid-19 deaths for 4th straight day (February 12th)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil has recorded over 1,000 daily deaths from Covid-19 for the fourth straight day. In 24 hours, 1,204 new deaths were reported, raising the total number of deaths during the pandemic to 237,601.

The survey is based on data supplied by state health secretariats. Ceará was the only state that failed to provide updated data by the closing of the report, at 8 PM.

Yesterday, the average number of Covid-19 deaths per day stood at 1,068 – it is the 23rd straight day with the average above a thousand. This is now the second longest period in which Brazil has averaged over 1,000 victims throughout the pandemic. The longest period occurred between July 3rd and August 2nd (31 days).

The figures do not represent the date on which deaths in fact occurred, but rather when they began to appear on the official reports.

According to the Health Ministry, there were 51,546 new confirmed covid-19 cases in 24 hours. The total number of infections has reached 9,765,455 since the start of the pandemic.

According to the federal government, 8,678,327 people have recovered from the disease, with another 849,639 in follow-up.

The situation in states

Among states, 11 and the Federal District are stable, while 10 are showing a rise in cases and 5 are presenting a drop.

Three regions maintain falling or rising figures of up to 15%: Midwest (12%), North (11%), and Southeast (-1%). The Northeast is showing a rise (18%) and the South is showing a drop (-27%).

The situation by state and in the Federal District:

Southeast

Espírito Santo: drop (-24%)
Minas Gerais: rise (17%)
Rio de Janeiro: drop (-24%)
São Paulo: stable (14%)

North

Acre: rise (63%)
Amazonas: stable (-3%)
Amapá: drop (-29%)
Pará: rise (62%)
Rondônia: stable (18%)
Roraima: rise (157%)
Tocantins: rise (25%)

Northeast

Alagoas: stable (-5%)
Bahia: rise (36%)
Ceará: stable (11%)* – state did not present data on Friday (February 12th).
Maranhão: rise (75%)
Paraíba: stable (13%)
Pernambuco: stable (9%)
Piauí: stable (2%)
Rio Grande do Norte: rise (38%)
Sergipe: drop (-20%)

Midwest

Federal District: stable (-8%)
Goiás: stable (29%)
Mato Grosso: stable (0%)
Mato Grosso do Sul: stable (13%)

South

Paraná: drop (-48%)
Rio Grande do Sul: stable (2%)
Santa Catarina: stable (-14%)