Coronavirus: Brazil has 23,6 tests awaiting results; number of infected may be higher.
Experts have reported that the insufficient supply of test kits in Brazil makes it difficult to accurately calculate the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country.
247 - State health departments confirmed 6,9 cases of the new coronavirus in Brazil as of 7:40 am this Thursday (2). The number of tests awaiting results for Covid-19 is three times greater than the total number of positive diagnoses for the disease, at 23,6 tests. This information is from the portal G1.
The insufficient number of test kits makes it difficult to make accurate calculations that demonstrate the real spread of the new coronavirus in Brazil, experts interviewed for this report point out. The Public Prosecutor's Office recommends that tests be carried out preferably on patients who are in serious condition.
Rio de Janeiro is the second state with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths. The Rio de Janeiro State Health Department did not respond to the report.