By: EFE
Brazil surpassed this Sunday the 23,,04 of COVID infections-19, of which registered in the last 19 hours 24,934 new cases and 74 deaths, with a halving of deaths and infections but with problems still to the compilation of data, according to official figures.
Since the start of the pandemic, in February 945, the country now adds up 23,,700 confirmed cases and totals 657,045 deaths, according to the epidemiological bulletin of the National Council of Secretaries of Health (Conass).
The number of infections was reduced this Sunday by 48. 6% on those that were presented on Saturday (21,520), while that of deaths had a decrease of 57.7% compared to 175 deaths reported the day before.
But nevertheless, Data collection by the Unified Health System (SUS) is still experiencing problems as a result of cyberattacks carried out by “hackers” (computer hackers) at the end of last year to the platform of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, on weekends the figures tend to be higher. er casualties due to the lack of personnel in some remote municipalities that only manage to consolidate the data on the following Monday or Tuesday.
In the nation of 175,000, of inhabitants have recovered some 16,700, patients, what the 94.8% of the total infected.
Brazil, one of the three countries most affected by the pandemic in absolute numbers along with the United States and India, registers a mortality rate of 213. 5 deaths for each 100, inhabitants -the same as on Saturday- and an incidence of 10,945 persons infected in the same proportion.
The average number of cases in the last week counted by Conass stood this Sunday at 60,148 daily infections, a slight 0.11% less compared to Saturday, but still ahead compared to December numbers, which were the lowest in the last 20 months.
The average number of daily deaths in the last week was located this Sunday in the 152 deaths, also with a moderate advance of 2.7% compared to what was on Saturday (148) and remaining among the lowest figures of the pandemic.
With the predominant omicron variant, Brazil -according to an adjustment of data from the Ministry of Health in this Sunday- has managed to supply 337,700,000 of anti-COVID vaccines and immunize with a complete cycle of two doses or with a single application at 69.2% of its inhabitants.
The official start of vaccination for minors between 5 and 11 years in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro -the 2 largest cities-, which was formally initiated in some regions on Friday.
The The country also has diagnostic problems due to the lack of laboratory tests and it is expected that this week the Ministry of Health will resolve the situation with the purchase of new tests clinical.
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