H5N1: COVID-19 numbers in Brazil continue to drop

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October 17, 2021

COVID-19 numbers in Brazil continue to drop

The CONASS PANEL | COVID-19 dashboard has the numbers for epidemiological week 41, and they're encouraging:

Not only are the numbers low for today, but the weekly case and mortality counts are lower than they've been in many months: 71,545 cases 2,323 deaths.

The last time Brazil saw fewer cases was in week 19 of 2020. And the last time so few died of COVID-19 was in week 17 of 2020, with 1,669.

October 17, 2021 at 03:49 PM in Case counts, COVID-19, Mortality | Permalink

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