Brazil Totals 159,400 Covid-19 Deaths Since Start of Pandemic (October 30th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Health’s update released on Friday, Otober 30th, shows that that there are now a total of 159,477 Covid-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The information is consolidated based on data from the state Health Secretariats.
In 24 hours, since the disclosure of Thursday’s report until Friday’s data, 508 deaths were recorded. There are currently 2,300 deaths still under investigation.
The report shows that the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic has reached 5,516,658. Between Thursday and Friday, 22,282 new positive diagnoses were reported.
According to the Ministry’s update, there are still 390,917 patients under follow-up. Another 4,966,264 people are listed as having recovered from the disease.
Covid-19 in the states
The states with the highest number of deaths are São Paulo (39,255), Rio de Janeiro (20,565), Ceará (9,337), Minas Gerais (8,962), and Pernambuco (8,609). The states with fewest deaths are Acre and Roraima (692), Amapá (747), Tocantins (1,097), and Rondônia (1,455).
Source: Agência Brasil
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