Brazil Records 204 Covid-19 Deaths in 24 Hours (April 15th), 1,736 Deaths Total
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil has recorded 204 new deaths from the novel coronavirus disease in the past 24 hours, according to data from the Ministry of Health released on Wednesday, April 15th. There have been 1,736 deaths by Covid-19 in the country so far.
The number of new deaths recorded is the same as noted on Tuesday, April 14th, a record.
The portfolio also reports 28,320 confirmed cases of the disease, an increase of 12 percent in one day. Last week, the country exceeded 20,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19.
However, the Ministry has said that the actual number of cases tends to be higher, as only hospitalized patients are tested and there is a backlog of cases waiting for confirmation.
In the state of São Paulo, the number of cases has increased to 11,000, with 778 deaths. Next, come Rio de Janeiro (3,743), Ceará (2,157) and Amazonas (1,554).
One death was recorded in Tocantins, so that all states of the federation have now recorded Covid-19 deaths. Francisca Romana Sousa Chaves, 47, a social worker at Palmas City Hall, was the first victim of Covid-19 in the state. She died this Tuesday, April 14th, in a private hospital in the capital. She suffered from hypertension and had been hospitalized since March 18th.
The number of cases reached 2 million worldwide on Wednesday, with more than 128,000 deaths recorded in 185 countries.
Source: Folhapress
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