Covid-19 cases drastically reduce in three months and deaths have not been recorded for more than 30 days in MT | ReporterMT

APARECIDO CARMO

FROM THE REPORTERMT

Since March 29, Mato Grosso has not recorded deaths from Covid-19. Furthermore, the number of registered cases of covid-19 in Mato Grosso has fallen sharply since the end of February, to the point that 130 municipalities in the state have not registered a single case of the disease in the last 15 days. The information comes from the Covid Panel, a platform updated daily by the State Department of Health (SES-MT).

For comparison purposes, on January 29th, 764 cases of the disease were recorded in the state. On April 29, only one case was registered in the system.

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Currently, no city is classified as high risk. And only two are classified as moderate risk: Tabaporã and Planalto da Serra.

Another 15 cities are classified as low risk. They are: Sinop, Canarana, Pontes e Lacerda, Lucas do Rio Verde, Barra do Bugres, Alto Araguaia, Paranatinga, Mirassol d`Oeste, Primavera do Leste, Campo Novo do Parecis, Rondonópolis, Barra do Garças, Araputanga, Várzea Grande and Cuiabá.

According to the Covid Panel, the disease peaked between January 15th and March 1st, probably as a result of the crowds caused by the end of the year and mainly by Carnival.

Throughout 2024, 28,476 cases of the disease and 69 deaths were recorded. 43 people are still hospitalized due to the coronavirus and another 61 cases are being monitored.

Situation in the capital

According to the Municipal Health Department of Cuiabá, throughout 2024, 3,527 cases of the disease were recorded. In the same period, 17 deaths were recorded. The numbers include residents and non-residents of the municipality.

The mortality rate is 1.54 per 100,000 inhabitants, which is considered “very low”.

In total, there were 184 hospitalizations for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome caused by Covid-19 in the city, of which 163 managed to recover.