SAO PAULO, July 2 (Xinhua) — Brazil reported 158 deaths and 37,784 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
With these data, the total number of deaths due to the pandemic in the country increased to 671,852, with a cumulative 32,471,847 positive cases, according to the health portfolio.
Brazil is the second country with the most deaths from the pandemic, after the United States, and the third with the most infections, behind the United States and India.
In the last seven days, the moving average of deaths in the South American country was 213, while the moving average of cases in the last week was 58,555.
As of Friday, 167.5 million people (78 percent of the country’s population, while 95.1 million (44.2 percent) completed the COVID-19 vaccination schedule with two doses or a single dose). percent of the population) received the booster dose or third dose, according to official data released by the local press.
In June, given the increase in infections, the Ministry of Health released the application of a fourth dose for those over 40 years of age.
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