The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced yesterday Monday that 28,636 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the laboratory in the past 24 hours, while another 1,139 patients with COVID-19 died during the same period.
The death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in South America has reached 391,936 deaths out of a total of 14.37 million infections. In absolute terms, this is the second heaviest report in the world, behind only the one recorded by the USA.
With more than 70,000 dead in April, the country of 212 million people has already surpassed the previous record of pandemic deaths on a monthly basis, which was recorded only in March (66,000+ victims), according to official data.
Ecuador: Over 1,400 cases and 100 deaths in 24 hours
The Ministry of Health of Ecuador announced yesterday Monday that in the previous 24 hours 1,413 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed in the laboratory, with the total number of registered infections from the new coronavirus reaching 374,775.
The deaths of another 100 patients with COVID-19 have raised the official pandemic in the Latin American country to 13,198 deaths so far. However, according to the authorities, another 23 deaths were recorded that were “probably” due to the disease caused by the new coronavirus, with the total number of victims whose deaths have not been verified by forensic medicine reaching 5,102.
Experts estimate that even the death toll of 18,300 is underestimated.
Ecuador is hit by a new wave of pandemics, focusing on Pitsinca (495 cases in 24 hours), a province that administratively includes the country’s capital and most populous city, Quito (405). Pitsinca is one of 16 counties where a lockdown was imposed at the weekend, as hospitals risk saturation.
The Minister of Health, Camilo Salinas, stressed yesterday that the situation in the hospitals remains critical and that the waiting list for beds in intensive care units (ICU) is too long. He also pointed out that the needs for oxygen are increased in the country’s hospitals.
Mr. Salinas also expressed concern about the spread of variant strains of the new coronavirus that were initially identified in other states and are considered much more contagious and potentially more deadly.
At the same time, the authorities of Ecuador announced that 176 people were arrested over the weekend for violating the ban on night traffic.
Under the country’s penal code, offenders face one to three years in prison.
Mexico: 166 deaths and over 1,100 cases in 24 hours
The Mexican Ministry of Health announced Monday that 1,143 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been laboratory confirmed in the past 24 hours, while 166 patients with COVID-19 have succumbed.
According to official data, the death toll from the new coronavirus pandemic in the country of 126 million inhabitants has reached 215,113 dead so far out of a total of 2,329,534 infections.
But the third heaviest pandemic in the world – behind those of the United States and Brazil – is undoubtedly underestimated. At the end of March, newer government data on surplus mortality showed that COVID-19 deaths were at least 60% higher than those recorded.
Cuba: 938 cases and six deaths in 24 hours
The Cuban Ministry of Health announced Monday that 938 cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been confirmed in the past 24 hours, a number below one thousand for the first time in about two weeks, while another 6 patients with COVID-19 have succumbed. .
The Caribbean’s pandemic toll has so far reached 597 deaths out of a total of 102,441 infections.
The chief epidemiologist of the Cuban Ministry of Health, Francisco Duran, clarified that 900 of the cases were due to transmission to the community. Havana (600 cases) remains the epicenter of the epidemic.
Since January, Cuba has been facing a new wave of the new coronavirus pandemic, which it finds difficult to control despite strict measures taken by the authorities.
However, the per capita death rate due to COVID-19 in Cuba remains much lower than the world average.
In Havana, the Ministry of Health is preparing for the launch of mass immunization by utilizing domestically developed vaccine vaccines. The two candidate vaccines, Soberana 2 and Abdala, are in the third phase of clinical trials.
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