With Record Deaths in Single Day, Rio Reaches 1,394 Coronavirus Fatalities (May 7th)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Rio de Janeiro State Health Secretariat reported on Thursday, May 7th, that the state recorded 14,156 confirmed cases and 1,394 deaths from coronavirus (Covid-19).

The data show the highest number of daily deaths recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic: 189 in 24 hours. There were 1,205 deaths on Wednesday, May 6th.

There are currently 570 deaths under investigation and 161 have been discarded. To date, among confirmed cases, 8,300 patients have recovered from the disease.

Out of 8,577 confirmed Covid-19 cases in the city of Rio de Janeiro by Thursday afternoon, the location of 2,119 has not been specified, according to City Hall data.

On the official municipal panel, which shows the number of those infected and killed by Covid-19 and details the neighborhoods where contamination occurred, the “undefined” field – which does not show any region – increases every day.

Below is the number of deaths in the state by municipality, showing that the seven most heavily afflicted are within the Rio Metropolitan region:

Rio de Janeiro – 919
Duque de Caxias – 93
Nova Iguaçu – 56
Niterói – 35
São Gonçalo – 34
São João de Meriti – 25
Belford Roxo – 21
Mesquita – 18
Volta Redonda – 16
Itaboraí – 14
Macaé – 14
Maricá – 13
Petrópolis – 12
Magé – 9
Nilópolis – 9
Itaguaí – 8
Nova Friburgo – 7
Rio das Ostras – 7
Teresópolis – 7
Tanguá – 6
Cabo Frio – 5
Queimados – 5
Iguaba Grande – 4
Resende – 4
Rio Bonito – 4
Saquarema – 4
Angra dos Reis – 3
Barra do Piraí – 3
Campos dos Goytacazes – 3
Guapimirim – 3
Paracambi – 3
São Pedro da Aldeia – 3
Araruama – 2
Bom Jardim – 2
Casimiro de Abreu – 2
Japeri – 2
Mangaratiba – 2
Sapucaia – 2
Arraial do Cabo – 1
Barra Mansa – 1
Bom Jesus de Itabapoana – 1
Cachoeira de Macacu – 1
Itaocara – 1
Miguel Pereira – 1
Paraíba do Sul – 1
Paraty – 1
Santo Antônio de Pádua – 1
São Francisco de Itabapoana – 1
São João da Barra – 1
Silva Jardim – 1
Três Rios – 1
Valença – 1
Vassouras – 1

Below is the number of confirmed cases by municipality:

Rio de Janeiro – 9,051
Duque de Caxias – 567
Niterói – 524
Nova Iguaçu – 494
São Gonçalo – 374
Volta Redonda – 372
São João de Meriti – 267
Itaboraí – 258
Belford Roxo – 227
Mesquita – 197
Magé – 142
Nilópolis – 115
Petrópolis – 114
Maricá – 98
Campos dos Goytacazes – 78
Queimados – 76
Angra dos Reis – 68
Teresópolis – 68
Nova Friburgo – 65
Cabo Frio – 64
Itaguaí – 57
Paracambi – 56
Macaé – 53
Barra Mansa – 49
Rio das Ostras – 49
Saquarema – 45
Araruama – 43
Japeri – 39
Rio Bonito – 30
Três Rios – 30
Resende – 28
São Pedro da Aldeia – 28
Cachoeiras de Macacu – 27
Casimiro de Abreu – 27
Barra do Piraí – 23
Iguaba Grande – 22
Guapimirim – 19
São João da Barra – 19
Sapucaia – 19
Tanguá – 19
Armação de Búzios – 16
Pinheiral – 16
Seropédica – 16
Mangaratiba – 15
Valença – 15
Bom Jesus de Itabapoana – 13
Paraíba do Sul – 13
San Francisco de Itabapoana – 11
Paraty – 10
Arraial do Cabo – 9
Bom Jardim – 9
Miguel Pereira – 9
Silva Jardim – 8
Vassouras – 7
Carapebus – 6
Mendes – 6
Itaocara – 5
Paty do Alferes – 5
Piraí – 5
Quissamã – 5
São Fidélis – 5
Itatiaia – 4
Rio das Flores – 4
Santo Antônio de Pádua – 4
Sumidouro – 4
Aperibé – 3
Areal – 3
Itaperuna – 3
Porto Real – 3
Quatis – 3
São José de Ubá – 3
Conceição de Macabu – 2
Cordeiro – 2
Miracema – 2
Porciúncula – 2
São José do Vale do Rio Preto – 2
São Sebastião do Alto – 2
Cantagalo – 1
Carmo – 1
Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin – 1
Italva – 1
Santa Maria Madalena – 1

Related coverage: WHO Cautions Against Premature End to Isolation · Masks Now Mandatory in Public Transportation Throughout Rio de Janeiro State · Over Half of All Brazilians Could Benefit from Emergency Aid · Lancet Considers Bolsonaro 'Greatest Threat to Brazil's Response to Covid-19'

More: Brazil news in English, every day from The Rio Times.

Editorial responsibility: Matthias Camenzind, Editor-in-Chief · Editorial standards · Report an error