Brazil records 1,456 new Covid deaths; total exceeds 540,000 (July 16)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil on Thursday reported 1,456 new deaths from Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 540,398, the Health Ministry said.

There were also 45,591 new coronavirus cases, with the total number of infections in the country advancing to 19,308,109, the department added.

According to Statista, the leading German company specializing in market and consumer data, Brazil ranks fourth in Latin America for deaths per million in the last seven days. It is better positioned than Colombia, Paraguay, and Argentina.

In terms of total deaths per million, Brazil ranks among the ten most affected nations, such as Peru, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Italy, Belgium, and other European countries.

Data published the day before by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) pointed out that the indicators of the epidemic in Brazil showed a downward trend for the third week in a row.

The Brazilian state most affected by Covid-19 in absolute terms, São Paulo, reached on Thursday the mark of 3,919,754 cases and 134,320 deaths.

The federal government reports 17,951,699 people recovered from Covid-19 and 816,012 patients in follow-up.

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