Amazonas state, with Manaus as its capital, has been hard hit by a resurgence of the virus, with a death rate of 143 per 100,000 inhabitants AFP/Michael DANTASMANAUS, Brazil: Facing the imminent collapse of its health system, Amazonas state in northern Brazil started transferring coronavirus patients to other regions on Friday as hospitals run out of beds and oxygen.
It has a death rate of 143 per 100,000 inhabitants, one of the highest in Brazil, with a national average of 98.5 deaths per 100,000. With hospitalizations in Manaus reaching even higher levels this time round, the city has again had to deploy refrigerator trucks.It is also the origin of a new virus variant recently detected in Japan, and which scientists warn is likely more contagious than the original, though it is not clear if this is the reason for the resurgence.
According to official figures, Manaus on Wednesday saw a fourth straight day of record burials - 198, with 87 of them deaths from COVID-19.
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