São Paulo state saw an 85% increase in the number of coronavirus cases

São Paulo state saw an 85% increase in COVID-19 cases from last week to this week. According to the information received from the platform Tracking informationThe number of infected people jumped from 7,000 to 13,000 within 15 days, revealing a new wave of the virus in the region.

Deaths from the disease also rose by 54%, from 57 victims to 88 in the same 15-day period. The platform that monitors the development of the disease in the country indicates that the data for the last epidemiological week is the highest throughout the entire year.

This was said by platform coordinator Wallace Kasaka “Data reinforces the trajectory of a new wave of Covid in the country.”. He adds that this is an uncontrolled spread of the disease “Overlapping with the explosion of dengue cases”which leads to a “Common pressure on the health system and service centers.”

According to the expert, the rapid spread of Covid-19 variants, such as JN.1, and the holding of events such as Carnival and the Bolsonarista demonstration on Avenida Paulista, are the driving factors of this new wave. The event gathered 185,000 people from Brazil.

Regarding care, Kasaka stated that it is important to resume known measures, such as the use of masks and vaccination for those in the high-risk group.

second Data According to the São Paulo government's vaccination metric, 89.87% of the state's population has been fully vaccinated. As for children, coverage is lower, as only 50.33% in the age group from 6 months to 11 years received all vaccines.