Covid-19: Brazil Records 4.33 Million Cases and 131,600 Deaths (September 13th)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday, September 13th, the Ministry of Health reported that 14,768 new Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 24 hours, totaling 4,330,455 cases since the start of the pandemic.

Of this total, 3,573,958 have recovered. The updated number of deaths from the disease is now 131,625, with 415 deaths notified between Saturday and Sunday.

According to the Ministry, there are 624,872 cases under follow-up. The lethality rate (deaths per number of cases) stands at three percent and the mortality per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 62.6. The incidence of cases of the novel coronavirus per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 2,060.7.

São Paulo is the Brazilian state with the highest number of deaths (32,606), followed by Rio de Janeiro (16,990), Ceará (8,686), Pernambuco (7,874), and Pará (6,344). Roraima records the lowest number of deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus (610). Next come Acre (640), Amapá (678), Tocantins (806), and Mato Grosso do Sul (1,065).

São Paulo also leads the ranking in number of cases, with 892,257, followed by Bahia (282,517), Minas Gerais (252,263), Rio de Janeiro (242,491), and Ceará (227,449). The states with the fewest cases are Acre (26,166), Amapá (45,853), Roraima (46,478), and Mato Grosso do Sul (59,077).

Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo

Up to Sunday, Rio de Janeiro recorded 242,491 confirmed cases and 16,990 deaths throughout the state, according to the Rio de Janeiro State Health Secretariat. The figures represent an increase of 1,715 cases and five deaths when compared to the bulletin released on Saturday. There are a further 378 deaths under investigation. Among the confirmed cases, 220,090 patients have recovered from the disease.

In the last 24 hours, 39 more deaths and 1,567 new confirmed Covid-19 cases were recorded in São Paulo. The data released yesterday by the São Paulo government show that the state records 32,606 deaths and 892,257 cumulative cases of the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.

Source: Agência Brasil