Brazil records 13,553 cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours

Brazil recorded 133 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, for a total of 696 892 deaths since the pandemic began. The data comes from the National Council of Health Ministers (Conass).

With the latest data, the rolling average of deaths in Brazil over the past seven days is 81, down 38.16 per cent from a week ago.

As for the number of cases, there were 13,553 in the last 24 hours. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 36,807,814 positive tests.

The rolling average of cases over the past seven days is 10,986, down 14.67 per cent from a week ago. This is the lowest average recorded since November 16, when it stood at 8,645.

Cases of coronavirus infection continue to decline. This means that the Omicron sub-variants are losing power. Despite this, it is essential that all citizens are vaccinated against COVID-19.

A new vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will be launched in Brazil in February. The most vulnerable populations will be immunised with bivalent vaccines that provide protection against more than one variant of the coronavirus, as reported by TV CULTURA, a partner of TV BRICS.

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