(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Brazil has confirmed more than 30.09 million confirmed cases of the first XE strain infection
China News Agency, Sao Paulo, April 7 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) According to the data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 7th local time, there were 26,502 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in Brazil that day, with a total of 30,093,751 confirmed cases; 250 new deaths were added. 660,973 cases died; 28,976,397 cases were cured.
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced on the 7th that Brazil has confirmed the first case of infection with the new coronavirus recombinant strain XE.
According to the institute, the XE strain is a new variant of the Omicron mutant strains BA.1 and BA.2, which is 10% more transmissible than the BA.2 strain.
In January this year, the new coronavirus recombinant strain XE was first discovered in the UK.
According to data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), more than 600 cases of the recombinant virus strain XE have been confirmed in the country so far.
The case has also been reported in other countries (eg, India, Thailand).
The Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that Brazil will continue to monitor and follow up the treatment of infected cases of the new coronavirus, and it is recommended that Brazilians complete the full course of vaccination in a timely manner, especially the booster vaccination, to ensure maximum prevention of virus infection and the emergence of Brazil. New variant.
Brazil's most populous state, São Paulo, has seen a continued decline in recent coronavirus hospitalizations.
On April 7, the state had 1,672 hospitalizations.
Among them, 561 patients were in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Hospitalizations in the state are now down 86 percent compared to their peak in February this year.
According to the statistics of the Brazilian state health departments, in the past 7 days, there were 21,188 new confirmed cases per day in Brazil, a decrease of 34% from the data two weeks ago; an average of 168 new deaths per day, a decrease of 33% from the data two weeks ago. .
According to Brazilian media statistics, as of 20:00 on the 7th, 176.1 million people in Brazil have been vaccinated with the first dose of the new crown vaccine, accounting for 81.97% of the total population; 161.8 million people have completed the entire vaccination, accounting for 75.32% of the total population.
In addition, more than 80.56 million people in Brazil received the third booster dose, accounting for 37.5% of the total population.
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