(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Brazil's cumulative number of new crown deaths has reached 650,000, ranking second in the world
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, March 2 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on March 2, local time, there were 30,995 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, with a total of 28,842,160 confirmed cases; 370 new deaths were reported. , the cumulative deaths reached 650,000; the cumulative cured 26,668,010 cases.
As of now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Brazil ranks third in the world, after the United States and India; and the cumulative number of deaths ranks second in the world after the United States.
According to statistics released by the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, the daily average of newly confirmed cases in Brazil was 50,543, a decrease of 57% from the data two weeks ago; the daily average of new deaths was 509, a decrease of 39 from the data two weeks ago. %.
At present, among the 26 states of Brazil and one federal district, the death cases in 5 states of Alagoas, Pará, Goiás, Pernambuco and Mato Grosso do Sul are in a stable stage, Sao Paulo State, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Ceará, Amazonas and other 21 states, as well as the Federal District of Brasilia, the number of deaths is on a downward trend.
No state in the country has seen an upward trend in deaths.
Rio de Janeiro City Health Director Daniel Soranz said on March 2 that due to the recent slowdown in the epidemic, the city plans to relax epidemic prevention measures again on March 7, allowing people to wear masks anywhere outdoors.
On October 28 last year, the city lifted the "mandatory mask order", allowing people not to wear masks in outdoor activities, but still required to wear them in public places.
However, some Brazilian experts believe that it is currently the Brazilian Carnival holiday. Although many regions have canceled official celebrations, private parties and spontaneous carnival parades have become common everywhere, so they are worried that after the carnival holiday, Brazil's new crown pneumonia will be diagnosed and The death toll will rise sharply.
According to Brazilian media statistics, as of the 2nd, 172.7 million people in Brazil have received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 80.4% of the total population; 155.3 million people have completed the entire vaccination, accounting for 72.3% of the total population.
In addition, more than 64.82 million people in Brazil received the third booster dose, accounting for 30.17% of the total population.
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