Brazil recorded 24,934 confirmed cases and 74 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, beating 23 million infections with the updated numbers.
The data are from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass). Currently, Brazil accounts for 23,000,657 cases of infections and 621,045 fatalities from the disease since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
It is worth mentioning that the Federal District and the states of Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso and Tocantins were unable to update the numbers.
Different diagnostic methods
With the introduction of the Ômicron variant of the new coronavirus in Brazil, the country has seen an exponential increase in the demand for diagnostic tests, both in the public network and in private laboratories. Learn about the different testing methods: molecular diagnosis (RT-PCR), rapid antigen test and serological tests. Read more.
Blood donation
The Fundação Hemocentro de BrasÃlia recorded a drop in the movement of blood donors due to the increase in cases of infections by Covid-19 and influenza influenza. According to the institution, the drop in donors was 23% in the first week of January. Read more.
childhood vaccination
The Ministry of Health received the first batch of vaccines from Pfizer that will cover children aged five to 11 years. The doses were passed on to cities and some municipalities already have a vaccination schedule against Covid-19 or have already started vaccination. Read more.
Reference: CNN Brasil
