Covid-19: Brazil Counts 5.8 Million Cases and 164,000 Deaths (November 14th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The total number of people infected with the coronavirus during the pandemic stands at 5.8 million. Between Thursday and Friday, the health authorities notified 29,070 new positive diagnoses for Covid-19, totaling 5,810,652.
The update was released by the Ministry of Health on Friday evening, November 13th. Yesterday, the portfolio also issued a statement explaining that the challenges in updating this week’s figures were due to an issue in the computerized systems that could be a cyber attack.
Also according to the portfolio’s update, deaths by Covid-19 have reached 164,737. In the past 24 hours, 456 deaths have been recorded. There are a further 2,388 deaths under investigation.
The report also showed 378,348 patients under follow-up. A further 5,810,652 patients have recovered from the disease.
Covid-19 in the states
The states with the highest number of deaths are São Paulo (40,202 – November 12th), Rio de Janeiro (21,162), Ceará (9,432), Minas Gerais (9,405), and Pernambuco (8,805).
The states with the lowest number of fatal cases are Roraima (705), Acre (707), Amapá (774), Tocantins (1,128), and Rondônia (1,497).
Source: Agência Brasil
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