Live
Audio Only
Porto Velho reports the worst scenario as all beds for critically ill patients are occupied. Hospitals in Florianópolis, Manaus and Fortaleza are also among the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 upsurge.
Brazilian institutions reported on Friday that hospitals in seven state capitals are about to collapse with Intensive Care Units' capacities above 90 percent.
RELATED:
According to the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, an institution linked to the Ministry of Health, "the occupancy rates of ICU beds for COVID-19 for adults reveal the worst scenario observed, even due to its dispersion throughout the country."
#Opinião Pesquisadores da @fiocruz debatem "Mais de mil mortes diárias de #Covid19 – o novo normal?". Confira o artigo: https://t.co/H2jJgGyAmW pic.twitter.com/uPvLlkTChi
— Agência Fiocruz (@agencia_fiocruz) February 26, 2021
Porto Velho reports the worst scenario as all beds for critically ill patients are occupied. Hospitals in Florianópolis, Manaus and Fortaleza are also among the hardest-hit by the COVID-19 upsurge.
The foundation also remarked that as of today, the infection rate keeps rising in every state. The country has at least 10.3 million COVID-19 cases and over 251 000 deaths. On Friday, Brazil reached a new record of deaths, with 1582 reported in the last 24 hours.
#FromTheSouth News Bits | Brazil's Black Coalition for Rights, which includes over 200 organizations, denounced that COVID-19 vaccines have only benefited the country's privileged sectors, and demanded emergency financial aid to alleviate the poverty faced by Black communities. pic.twitter.com/YwIUQz3Iv3
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) February 19, 2021
Newsletter
