A São Paulo first reponder. Photo: Ettore Chiereguini/Shutterstock
With the entire country on high alert after witnessing the healthcare collapse in Manaus last week, Brazil’s most populous state, São Paulo, has recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Between January 10 and 16, a total of 79,106 new cases were confirmed in São Paulo, surpassing the previous record for a single week, previously standing at 75,799 in mid-August. “In terms of case numbers, this was our worst week,” said Jean Gorinchteyn, São Paulo’s state health secretary, in a press conference this morning.
The 7-day rolling average of new deaths in the state hit 230 today, making it the worst result since August 23. There have been a total of 1,628,272 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, with 49,987 deaths.
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