The Ministry of Health announced this Friday (10), that Brazil has 29 confirmed cases of methanol poisoning due to ingestion of adulterated alcoholic beverages. There are five more people than last Wednesday (8). 
Of the 29 confirmed cases, 25 were registered in São Paulo, three in Paraná and one in Rio Grande do Sul. In total, there are 217 notifications under investigation, a lower number than in the last report (when there were 235 suspicions).
According to the report, the number of suspected cases discarded also increased. Now there are 249. To date, São Paulo, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul are the only states with confirmed cases of this type of poisoning.
Suspicions
The state of São Paulo is currently investigating 160 notifications, which represents 73.73% of the total. Next, Pernambuco appears with 31 suspects, Rio Grande do Sul (4), Mato Grosso do Sul (4), Piauí (4), Rio de Janeiro (3), Espírito Santo (3), Goiás (2), Alagoas (1), Bahia (1), Ceará (1), Minas Gerais (1), Rio Grande do Norte (1) and Rondônia (1).
Deaths
The Ministry of Health report reported that there has been no other confirmation of death caused by ingestion of methanol since last Wednesday (8). The five people who died were from the state of São Paulo.
However, 12 deaths are under investigation (one case more than last Wednesday). The suspected cases are in Ceará (1), Minas Gerais (1), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Pernambuco (3) and São Paulo (6).
