São Paulo

The State of São Paulo has recorded 98 deaths related to Covid-19, since the beginning of the pandemic. There are already 1,451 confirmed cases of the disease in the state.

According to the balance made by the Department of Health, an average of 7.5 people are dying per day since the first death was registered on March 17.

Fourteen people died on Sunday (29), including two young people aged 26 and 33 (Foto: Eduardo Anizelli/ Folhapress, EQUILÍBRIO) - Folhapress

In a similar interval of 13 days, China had a daily average of 1.3 deaths, according to the survey made by the government.

"The first death in the Asian country occurred on January 11. On the 23rd of that month, China had 17 deaths. In this period of thirteen days, the country also jumped from 41 to 571 confirmed cases," says the balance sheet.

The 14 new deaths recorded on Sunday (29) are from people served on the private network.

Most of them, 13, took place in São Paulo. One of the deaths of a 89-year-old man was in São Bernardo do Campo.

Translated by Kiratiana Freelon

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