Since the beginning of the pandemic, Brazil has recorded 656,798 deaths from covid-19, according to the epidemiological bulletin released today (18) by the Ministry of Health. The total number of confirmed cases of the disease is 29,573,112.
In 24 hours, 45,472 cases were recorded. In the same period, 373 deaths of victims of the virus were confirmed.
Also according to the bulletin, 28,163,904 people have recovered from the disease and 752,410 cases are being monitored.
States
São Paulo leads the number of cases, with 5.1 million, followed by Minas Gerais (3.29 million) and Paraná (2.39 million). The smallest number of cases is registered in Acre (123.6 thousand). Then appears Roraima (154.7 thousand) and Amapá (160.2 thousand).
Regarding deaths, São Paulo has the highest number of deaths (166,550), followed by Rio de Janeiro (72,425) and Minas Gerais (60,500). The lowest number of deaths is in Acre (1,990), Amapá (2,120) and Roraima (2,143).
