Covid-19: Brazil Reaches 4.9 Million Confirmed Cases (October 3rd)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil has reached 4.9 million cumulative cases of infection by the novel coronavirus. In the past 24 hours, there have been 26,310 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, totaling 4,906,833. Up to Friday, the total number of pandemic cases stood at 4,880,523.

There are still 512,272 cases under follow-up and another 4,248,574 people have recovered from the disease. The data are from the Ministry of Health’s bulletin, released on Friday evening, October 3rd. The body consolidates the data sent daily by the state Health Secretariats throughout the country.

According to the bulletin, the total number of deaths from the pandemic stands at 145,987. In the past 24 hours, the Health Secretariats have added 599 new deaths to the statistics. Another 2,412 deaths are under investigation.

Covid-19 in the states

The state of São Paulo has reached one million infections with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. In all, the state accumulates 1,003,429 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Of these, 865,135 people have recovered.

According to the Ministry of Health’s bulletin, the cumulative number of deaths in São Paulo has reached 36,136. Rio de Janeiro ranks second in the statistics with 18,749 deaths, followed by Ceará (9,050), Pernambuco (8,318), and Minas Gerais (7,569).

The states with the lowest number of deaths are Roraima (661), Acre (667), Amapá (715), Tocantins (966), and Mato Grosso do Sul (1,335).

Source: Agência Brasil

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