The total number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Brazil has jumped from just 31 on the 10th of March to 200 as of the evening of March 15th 2020. That’s an increase of 169 cases of the coronavirus within a 5-days period. This increase over time unveils a worrying trend. It also highlights the fact that the coronavirus is extremely contagious and possibly, as scientists have recently claimed, airborne.
The infected persons are spread out across Brazil, with the majority of cases in Sao Paulo, as follows: Sao Paulo: 136, Rio de Janeiro: 24, Parana: 6, Rio Grande do Sul: 6, Distrito Federal: 8, Santa Catarina: 6, Goias: 3, Pernambuco: 2, Bahia: 2, Minas Gerais: 2, Rio Grande do Norte: 1, Alagoas: 1, Espirito Santo: 1.
Meanwhile, Brazil’s Association of Doctors has petitioned President Jair Bolsonaro to close the borders with neighboring Guyana and Venezuela to the north of Brazil. Guyana, South America has so far recorded a total of 3 confirmed cases and Venezuela 10.
