The Ministry of Health released today (16) new figures for the covid-19 pandemic in the country. According to a daily survey carried out by the ministry, Brazil registered, in 24 hours, 12,600 new cases of the disease and 67 deaths.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the country has accumulated 36.6 million confirmed cases of covid-19 and 695.4 thousand registered deaths. The number of recovered patients adds up to 35.5 million.
The state of São Paulo has the highest number of records of covid-19 and deaths as a result of the disease – 6.3 million cases and 177.7 thousand deaths. Then appear Minas Gerais (4.1 million cases and 64.6 thousand deaths); Rio Grande do Sul (2.9 million cases and 41.6 thousand deaths) and Paraná (2.8 million cases and 45.8 thousand deaths).
Covid-19 bulletin of January 16, by Ministry of Health
Vaccination
According to the vaccinometer of the Ministry of Health, 500 million doses of vaccines against covid-19 have already been applied in the country, with 181.7 million of the first dose and 164.2 million of the second, in addition to 103 million of the first booster dose. and 40.9 million from the second booster.
