Brazil is nearing one million Covid-19 cases.
In the last 24 hours, 1.209 deaths and 31.475 infections were recorded. The country is getting closer and closer to the 1 million case mark.
247 - Brazil is getting closer to reaching the mark of 1 million people infected by the coronavirus. On Wednesday (17), the country registered 1.209 deaths and 31.475 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of deaths is 46.665 and the number of infections is 960.309, according to data from the survey carried out by the consortium formed by Estadão, G1, O Globo, Extra, Folha and UOL together with the state health departments.
Since the 12th, Brazil has been the second country in the world with the most deaths from Covid-19, behind only the United States, which has 117,5 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University updated until 20 pm this Wednesday. In terms of infection, Brazil is also second in the world ranking, reports [source missing]. Estadão.
The state of São Paulo has once again registered a record number of deaths from coronavirus in 24 hours, with more than 389, bringing the total to 11.521 fatalities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil is still severe, but shows signs of stabilization. The multilateral organization insists on the need to maintain all precautions to prevent a new surge in Covid-19 cases.