(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Over 42,000 newly diagnosed cases in Brazil in a single day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeds 20.1 million
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, August 6 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) The Brazilian Ministry of Health released data at 18:04 on the 6th local time, showing that there were 42,159 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 20,087.46 confirmed cases; new deaths There were 1056 cases and 561,762 deaths; a total of 18,868,602 cases were cured.
Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria said on the 6th that the state will vaccinate young people aged 12 to 17 years old in the state from August 18 to September 12 according to the original schedule.
The city of San Luis, the capital of Maranhao State, began to vaccinate young people aged 12 to 17 years old from the 6th. This city has become the first capital city in Brazil to vaccinate young people with the new crown.
The Rio de Janeiro State Education Department announced on the 6th that due to the recent increase in the number of new crown cases, public schools in the capital Rio de Janeiro and other 35 cities will suspend face-to-face teaching from August 9 to 13 and only provide remote teaching.
In addition, public schools in 56 cities in the state will offer courses in a mix of face-to-face and distance learning.
According to statistics released by the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, Brazil has an average of 32,773 new confirmed cases per day, which is a 30% decrease from the figure two weeks ago; the average number of new deaths per day is 899, which is low for two consecutive days There were 900 cases, a 23% drop from the data two weeks ago.
At present, among Brazil’s 26 states and one federal district, only the three states of Rio Grande do Norte, Amapá, and Goiás are experiencing an increase in deaths. Minas Gerais and Matogro The death toll in 8 states including Soto and Ceara and the Federal District of Brasilia are in a stable stage, while the death toll in 15 states including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Pernambuco is at a stable level. Downtrend.
According to Brazilian media statistics, as of 20 o'clock on the 6th, 10,622,1963 people in Brazil have received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, which is more than half of the total population, accounting for 50.16%; 44,938,520 people have completed two doses of vaccination, or vaccination With only one dose of the new crown vaccine, these fully vaccinated people accounted for 21.22% of the total population.
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