Brazil reported 35,826 new infections by COVID-19 this Thursday, with an increase of 248% compared to those reported a week ago, on New Year's Eve, at a time when transmission by the omicron variant multiplies rapidly in the country, official sources reported.
The number of new infections in the South American giant this Thursday was 35.3% higher than that registered on Wednesday (27,267), which, in turn, had already risen 45% compared to Tuesday (18,759). according to data released today by the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass).
In total, Brazil has already accumulated 22,386,930 confirmed cases since the coronavirus pandemic reached the country in February 2020.
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The figures show an accelerated increase in positives in the country, marked by the presence of the omicron, the new variant of the virus, which this Wednesday left its first fatality in Brazil, and which may also be the first death caused for this new variant in Latin America.
The average number of deaths has remained more or less stable between 94 and 110 daily deaths in recent weeks, with a downward trend. According to official data, Brazil already accumulates 619,641 fatalities after the notification of 128 deaths this Thursday.
EFE reports.