Brazil records 948 new Covid deaths; total exceeds 542,000 (July 18)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil registered this Sunday (18) 948 new deaths as a result of Covid-19, which brings the total number of fatal victims of the disease in the country to 542,214, the Ministry of Health said.

There were also 34,126 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,376,574, the ministry 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 has reached the marks of 3,939,632 cases and 134,803 deaths.

The federal government still reports 18,023,512 people recovered from Covid-19 and 810,848 patients in follow-up.