Brazil Totals 5.3 Million Cases and 157,000 Covid-19 Deaths (October 25th)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The report released on Sunday, October 25th by the Ministry of Health (MS) shows that the country has recorded 13,493 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours. In total, the country has accumulated 5,394,128 cases since the start of the pandemic. In addition, 231 new deaths were reported, totaling 157,134 fatalities. The number of cases under investigation totals 2,390.
The last government report also shows that 4,835,915 people (89.7 percent) have recovered from the disease. Another 401,079 people are under follow-up, according to official data.
The numbers of new cases and deaths are typically lower on weekends, due to data feeding limitations by state Health Secretariats on Saturdays and Sundays. The Ministry of Health’s balance is based on records collected by the state Health Secretariats and submitted to the portfolio for consolidation.
Covid in the states
São Paulo leads the ranking of the highest number of cumulative cases with 1,091,980 infections. Next are Minas Gerais (348,804), and Bahia (344,705). Acre has the lowest number of cases (30,304), followed by Amapá (51,127), and Roraima (55,862).
São Paulo also leads the death toll, with 38,747. Rio de Janeiro (20,203), and Ceará (9,248) come next. The states with the lowest number of deaths are Acre (687), Roraima (691), and Amapá (741).
Source: Agência Brasil
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