Brazil registers 1.189 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours and reaches its highest moving average in 5 months.
The moving average of deaths, according to data released by the National Council of Health Secretaries, reached 820, the highest rate since August 19, 2021.
Brazil Agency - In the last 24 hours, 177.027 cases of people infected with the new coronavirus were registered, in addition to 1.189 deaths associated with complications resulting from COVID-19.
With the updated data, the total number of people who have contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic has reached 26.776.620. Yesterday, the Ministry of Health's information panel counted 26.599.593 accumulated cases.
The number of COVID-19 cases under monitoring is 3.041.150. This term is used to designate cases reported in the last 14 days that have not resulted in a discharge or death.
With the deaths added to the statistics, the total number of people who have succumbed to Covid-19 has reached 633.810. Yesterday, the pandemic information system recorded 632.621 deaths.
There are still 3.179 deaths under investigation – which occur when there are cases in which the patient has died, but the investigation into whether the cause was COVID-19 still requires further tests and procedures.
To date, 23.101.660 people have recovered from COVID-19. This number represents 86,3% of those infected since the beginning of the pandemic.
The information is in the daily balance sheet from the Ministry of Health, released this Tuesday (8). It consolidates the information sent by municipal and state health departments on cases and deaths associated with covid-19.
The numbers are generally lower on Sundays and Mondays, as well as on the days following holidays, due to reduced staffing for data entry. On Tuesdays and the two days after holidays, there are generally more records due to the accumulation of data from previous days.
States
According to the Ministry of Health's report, the states with the highest number of deaths from Covid-19 are São Paulo (160.060), Rio de Janeiro (70.323), Minas Gerais (57.950), Paraná (41.529), and Rio Grande do Sul (37.290).
The states with the fewest deaths resulting from the pandemic are Acre (1.905), Amapá (2.064), Roraima (2.105), Tocantins (4.024) and Sergipe (6.141).
Vaccination
As of Tuesday (8), 367,2 million doses have been administered, with 167,7 million being the 1st dose and 153,3 million the 2nd dose or single dose. Another 42,5 million have already received the booster dose.
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