RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Rio de Janeiro passed China in the number of deaths by Covid-19. The state reports 4,856 deaths from the disease, according to a State Health Secretariat bulletin updated yesterday afternoon.
The Asian country records 4,638 deaths from the novel coronavirus, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University panel. There have been 251 new confirmed deaths in the state in the last 24 hours.
The state now has 44,886 confirmed cases of the disease. There are still 1,286 deaths under investigation and 259 have been ruled out. To date, 31,934 confirmed cases have recovered from the disease.
The Health Secretariat clarifies that the cases and deaths recorded in the report did not occur in the last 24 hours. In recent weeks, the testing capacity of Noel Nutels Central Laboratory (Lacen) and partner laboratories has doubled, from 900 to up to 1,800 samples analyzed daily, so the rise is partially attributable to overcoming the test backlog.
Cases and deaths can also be confirmed by clinical-laboratorial criteria, or by tests in qualified private laboratories.
Deaths by Covid-19
Rio de Janeiro – 3,135
Duque de Caxias – 217
Nova Iguaçu – 152
São Gonçalo – 118
Niterói – 92
Belford Roxo – 90
Magé – 79
São João de Meriti – 75
Itaboraí – 66
Mesquita – 50
Petrópolis – 41
Itaguaí – 38
Nilópolis – 34
Volta Redonda – 29
Angra dos Reis – 28
Teresópolis – 25
Macaé – 24
Maricá – 22
Araruama – 19
Campos dos Goytacazes – 18
Nova Friburgo – 17
Guapimirim – 16
Barra do Piraí – 14
Cabo Frio – 14
Rio das Ostras – 14
Tanguá – 13
Iguaba Grande – 12
Queimados – 12
Barra Mansa – 11
Paracambi – 11
Resende – 10
Rio Bonito – 9
Japeri – 8
Saquarema – 7
Cachoeiras de Macacu – 6
Casimiro de Abreu – 6
São Francisco de Itabapoana – 5
Seropédica – 5
Mangaratiba – 4
Paraíba do Sul – 4
Paty do Alferes – 4
São João da Barra – 4
São Pedro da Aldeia – 4
Sapucaia – 4
Silva Jardim – 4
Valença – 4
Vassouras – 4
Arraial do Cabo – 3
Itaocara – 3
Paraty – 3
Piraí – 3
Bom Jardim – 2
Bom Jesus de Itabapoana – 2
Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin – 2
Italva – 2
Armação de Búzios – 1
Carapebus – 1
Mendes – 1
Miguel Pereira – 1
Natividade – 1
Santo Antônio de Pádua – 1
Três Rios – 1
Confirmed cases
Rio de Janeiro – 24.750
Niterói – 1.692
Nova Iguaçu – 1.306
Duque de Caxias – 1.293
São Gonçalo – 1.026
Itaboraí – 925
Queimados – 889
São João de Meriti – 685
Angra dos Reis – 652
Macaé – 626
Campos dos Goytacazes – 616
Volta Redonda – 595
Belford Roxo – 569
Magé – 467
Mesquita – 437
Teresópolis – 422
Maricá – 377
Petrópolis – 332
Cabo Frio – 279
Nilópolis – 268
Rio das Ostras – 247
Itaguaí – 235
Guapimirim – 191
Paracambi – 167
Seropédica – 163
Três Rios – 153
São Pedro da Aldeia – 145
Nova Friburgo – 143
São Fidélis – 143
Barra Mansa – 131
Resende – 129
Paraíba do Sul – 126
Barra do Piraí – 107
Mangaratiba – 105
Casimiro de Abreu – 104
Araruama – 99
Cachoeiras de Macacu – 97
Saquarema – 93
Japeri – 90
Piraí – 85
Itaperuna – 80
Rio Bonito – 78
São João da Barra – 76
Paraty – 73
Santo Antônio de Pádua – 63
Valença – 63
Iguaba Grande – 61
Bom Jesus de Itabapoana – 58
Tanguá – 54
São José do Vale do Rio Preto – 53
Pinheiral – 49
São Francisco de Itabapoana – 49
Rio Claro – 47
Itaocara – 40
Italva – 39
Quissamã – 38
Vassouras – 38
Arraial do Cabo – 36
Armação de Búzios – 35
Sapucaia – 33
Silva Jardim – 31
Cambuci – 24
Porciúncula – 23
Miracema – 22
Carmo – 20
Cardoso Moreira – 17
Mendes – 17
Paty do Alferes – 17
Cordeiro – 15
Natividade – 15
Areal – 14
Bom Jardim – 14
Conceição de Macabu – 13
Miguel Pereira – 13
São José de Ubá – 13
Sumidouro – 13
Aperibé – 12
Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin – 12
Carapebus – 11
São Sebastião do Alto – 8
Itatiaia – 7
Porto Real – 7
Santa Maria Madalena – 6
Varre-Sai – 6
Cantagalo – 5
Rio das Flores – 5
Laje do Muriaé – 4
Macuco – 4
Quatis – 4
Comendador Levy Gasparian – 3
Duas Barras – 1
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