Brazil registered today 318 more deaths by covid-19, according to the Ministry of Health. The country is experiencing a time of deceleration of the pandemic, with continuous reduction in the number of new deaths. However, experts caution, due to the spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is more transmissible.
The official number of victims of the pandemic in the country is 574,527. In total, 20,570,891 people had a positive diagnosis for covid-19.Official number of victims of the pandemic in the country is 574,527/Photo:UOL
The region with the highest mortality is the Midwest, with 333 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Then the South, with 298 deaths per 100,000. Until yesterday (21), about 26% of the Brazilian population had completed vaccination against covid-19.
Crowded bars in São Paulo This was the first weekend without time and attendance restrictions in bars and restaurants in São Paulo, since covid-19 pandemic control measures were adopted in the city. Establishments were packed. Folha de S.Paulo report caught agglomerations in Vila Madalena and in the Rua Augusta region, places of bustling nightlife before the covid-19 pandemic.
In response to the Jair Bolsonaro government’s decision to restrict access to data on the covid-19 pandemic, the media UOL, O Estado de S. Paulo, Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo, G1 and Extra formed a consortium to work collaboratively to seek the necessary information directly from the state health secretariats of the 27 units of the Federation.
The federal government, through the Ministry of Health, should be the natural source of these numbers, but the attitudes of authorities and the president himself during the pandemic cast doubt on the availability of the data and its accuracy.
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