Brazil Surpasses 60,000 Cumulative COVID-19 Deaths... Over 46,000 New Cases Reported in a Day (Update)

A cross performance mourning the COVID-19 victims was held in front of the Brazilian Congress in Bras?lia, the capital of Brazil. Photo by Brazilian news portal UOL

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] As the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Brazil shows an increasing trend, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is approaching 1.45 million.

According to the Brazilian Ministry of Health on the 1st (local time), the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 46,712 from the previous day to 1,448,753. The number of deaths due to COVID-19 rose by 1,038 from the previous day to 60,632.

The number of new confirmed cases reported on this day is the third largest, following 54,771 on the 19th and 46,860 on the 26th of last month.

There is an analysis that the increase in COVID-19 cases is due to local governments easing social distancing measures to resume economic activities.

Among the 27 states nationwide, the cumulative death toll in Rio de Janeiro state surpassed 10,000 on this day, following S?o Paulo state.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian Ministry of Health positively evaluated that the number of patients who have recovered after receiving COVID-19 treatment exceeded 800,000, and that the weekly increase in deaths decreased for the first time.

The number of deaths from the 21st to the 27th of last month was 7,094, about 2% less than the 7,256 deaths in the previous week.

However, mentioning that the number of confirmed cases continues to increase, the ministry expressed a cautious view regarding predictions of the peak.

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