Brazil has 29 confirmed cases of methanol poisoning, says government
Of the 29 confirmed cases, 25 were registered in São Paulo.
Luiz Claudio Ferreira - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The Ministry of Health announced this Friday (10) that Brazil has 29 confirmed cases of methanol poisoning from ingesting adulterated alcoholic beverages. This is five more people than last Wednesday (8).
Of the 29 confirmed cases, 25 were registered in São Paulo, three in Paraná, and one in Rio Grande do Sul. In total, there are 217 notifications under investigation, a smaller number than in the last report (when there were 235 suspected cases).
According to the report, the number of suspected cases that have been ruled out has also increased. There are now 249. To date, São Paulo, Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul are the only states with confirmed cases of this type of poisoning.
Suspicions
The state of São Paulo is currently investigating 160 notifications, representing 73,73% of the total. Next are Pernambuco with 31 suspected cases, Rio Grande do Sul (4), Mato Grosso do Sul (4), Piauí (4), Rio de Janeiro (3), Espírito Santo (3), Goiás (2), Alagoas (1), Bahia (1), Ceará (1), Minas Gerais (1), Rio Grande do Norte (1), and Rondônia (1).
Deaths
The Ministry of Health's report stated that there have been no further confirmed deaths caused by methanol ingestion since last Wednesday (8). The five people who died were from the state of São Paulo.
However, 12 deaths are under investigation (one more case than last Wednesday). The suspected cases are in Ceará (1), Minas Gerais (1), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Pernambuco (3) and São Paulo (6).
