The total number of COVID-19 deaths in Brazil reached 559,607. In 24 hours, 1. 75 deaths and 40,716 new deaths were reported. A total of 20,026,533 cases were registered in the country. The number of recovered patients stands at 18,800,884.
The figures can be found in the report released Wednesday night (August 4) by the country’s Ministry of Health. The document combines data on cases and deaths collected by state health departments.
Topping the list of Brazilian states with the number of COVID-19 deaths are São Paulo (139,800), Rio de Janeiro (59,500) and Minas Gerais (50,800). Those with the fewest deaths are Acre (1,802), Roraima (1,860) and Amapá (1,915).
In terms of cases shown, São Paulo ranks first, with more than four million. It is followed by Minas Gerais, with 1. 9 million, and Paraná, with 1. 3 million. The state with the lowest number of cases is Acre, with 87. 2 thousand. , followed by Roraima (120. 4 thousand) and Amapá (121. 4 thousand).
The Ministry of Health announced the distribution of 184. 4 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the vaccination panel, 142. 5 million doses have been administered, totaling 102. 8 million as first doses, 42. 7 million as second doses or doses.
In an interview with Agência Brasil, Professor Reis of PUC-RS pointed out that the state capital, Porto Alegre, is an alluvial plain domain characterized by the confluence of rivers. “It’s a plant formation. ” However, we can flood well by operating containment dikes,” he added.
It is estimated that the assistance will benefit some 200,000 families in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, for a total amount of more than $230 million.
“We express our absolute solidarity with [Brazil] and we make ourselves available to help the victims soon and the reconstruction of the state’s infrastructure,” said CAF President Sergio Diaz-Granados.
The announcement was made Tuesday on social media by the president of the New Development Bank, Dilma Rousseff. Since late April, the state has been hit hard by storms and flooding.
Although the rains decreased in the last 24 hours in the southern state, the flow of the Guaíba River continues to grow, alarming the citizens of the metropolitan domain of Porto Alegre and causing more damage and disturbances.
The result is down 23% compared to the fourth quarter of last year, a characteristic that is believed to be due to the devaluation of the currency at the end of the year, added to the decrease in sales of oil and its derivatives.
Due to the heavy rains that ravaged the state two weeks ago, more than a million people have been forced to leave their homes.
The phenomenon is expected to be noticed between Monday and Wednesday, when thermometers register temperatures lower degrees Celsius. The rains are expected to move to the neighboring states in the south of the country.
These are the remains of animals and plants that lived in the northeast more than 180 kilometers ago. The pieces were donated to the museum, which is lately being rebuilt after the 2018 fire, through the circle of relatives of collector Burkart Pohl, of the Swiss German Interprospekt Group.
They say that the generation has had a positive impact, with more rapid information, and a negative impact, as academics lose focus. Educators also reported structural and pedagogical problems that save them from using the generation.