In the last 24 hours, Brazil recorded 69 new deaths from Covid-19 and accounted for 13,510 cases of the disease, according to data from the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass), released this Monday (16).
With that, the total number of infected reached 30,701,900. The moving average of cases stood at 18,236. The seven-day moving average of deaths in the country was 114.
The indices consider the average number of infections and deaths recorded in the last seven days. The data allow monitoring of the pandemic indicators without possible distortions caused by possible underreporting on weekends.
Acre and Piauí did not notify new data to Conass due to technical problems in accessing the information base, and that is why yesterday’s updates were kept.
In all, 664,987 people have died as a result of Covid in Brazil since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.
“We cannot destroy the country”, says Queiroga
After an event to encourage physical activities in Rio de Janeiro, the Minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, commented on the scenario of the pandemic in the country, stressing that, with the reduction of restrictive measures, it is natural that the number of cases will increase. . However, according to Queiroga, we are experiencing a drop in deaths and the health system is ready to provide care.
Commenting on the strategies adopted by China, the minister said:
“China has been practicing these lockdowns since the beginning, and what was the result? In fact, President Bolsonaro from the beginning said that it is necessary to face the health problem but we also need to take care of our economy. We can’t destroy the country and have everyone locked in the house in fear. We have to live with the virus, it will not go extinct, we have to live with the disease and for that we have our health system”. Read more.
Source: CNN Brasil
