A 50-year-old woman has become the latest victim of Covid-19 in Chapeco, west of Santa Catarina. Death occurred on 11 August, as reported by br in Friday’s Epidemiological Bulletin (19). The municipality reaches 853 deaths due to the virus.

Another Covid-19 death reported in Chapeco – Photo: Mauricio Vieira/Secom/ND

There are 106 active cases in the city and 67 other suspects, according to the Bulletin. Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, 311,162 tests have been carried out, of which 233,246 have been negative. Of the 78,146 confirmed cases, 77,187 have already recovered.

Nine Chapecoens remain in the hospital due to the virus. Six people are in the HRO (Regional Hospital Oeste), one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and five in the ward. Three residents of Chapeco are hospitalized at Unimed Hospital; two in intensive care and one in the ward.

Four more residents of the cities of the region are also hospitalized in Chapeco hospitals: three in the HRC department and one in the intensive care unit of the Unimed hospital.

So far, 205,877 vaccines have been administered for the first dose, 197,575 for the second or single dose, and 116,675 for boosters.