China News Agency, Sao Paulo, April 6 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health at 18:20 local time on the 6th, there were 86,979 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, and a total of 13,100,580 confirmed cases; new deaths It broke through 4000 cases for the first time, reaching 4195 cases, setting a single-day record since the outbreak, with a total of 336,947 deaths; a total of 11,558,784 cases were cured.

　　According to statistics from the Health Departments of Brazil’s states, in the past 7 days, Brazil has an average of 63,143 new confirmed cases per day, a 16% decrease from the figure two weeks ago; an average of 2,775 new deaths per day, an increase of 22% over the figure two weeks ago .

As of the 6th, Brazil has had an average daily death toll of over 1,000 for 76 consecutive days, over 2000 for 21 consecutive days, and over 2500 for 11 consecutive days.

Data map: People wearing masks are shopping in a local supermarket in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mo Chengxiong

　　São Paulo State is the most severely affected state in Brazil.

On the 6th, there were 22,794 newly confirmed cases in the state, with a total of 2,554,841 confirmed cases; 1,389 new deaths, a record high in a single day since the outbreak, with a total of 78,554 deaths.

As of the 6th, at least 555 new crown patients in the state have died while waiting for beds in the intensive care unit (ICU).

　　An investigation report released by the Fiocruz Foundation (Fiocruz), an authoritative medical research institution in Brazil, stated that since the outbreak, the number of mutant new coronaviruses found in the country reached 92.

Among them, the P.1 mutant virus found in the Amazon state of Brazil and the mutant virus found in the United Kingdom have been widely distributed in many places in the country.

These mutant viruses are more contagious and may be the main reason for the current worsening of the epidemic in Brazil.

　　According to Brazilian media statistics, as of the 6th, the number of people receiving the first dose of the new crown vaccine in Brazil has reached 20,828,398, accounting for 9.84% of the country's total population.

Among them, the number of people receiving the second dose of the new crown vaccine was 5,881,392, accounting for 2.78% of the country's total population.

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