COVID-19 was first detected in Brazil on February 27, 2020, making it the first Latin American country to report a case of the novel coronavirus. Since then, the number of infections has risen drastically, reaching approximately 38 million cases by July 28, 2024. Meanwhile, the first local death due to the disease was reported in March 2020. Four years later, the number of fatal cases had surpassed 700,000. The highest COVID-19 death toll in Latin America With a population of more than 211 million inhabitants as of 2020, Brazil is the most populated country in Latin America. This nation is also among the most affected by COVID-19 in number of deaths, not only within the Latin American region, but also worldwide, just behind the United States. These figures have raised a debate on how the Brazilian government has dealt with the pandemic. In fact, according to a study carried out in May 2021, more than half of Brazilians surveyed disapproved of the way in which former president Jair Bolsonaro had been dealing with the health crisis. In comparison, a third of respondents had a similar opinion about the Ministry of Health. Brazil’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign rollout Brazil’s vaccination campaign started at the beginning of 2021, when a nurse from São Paulo became the first person in the country to get vaccinated against the disease. A few years later, roughly 88 percent of the Brazilian population had received at least one vaccine dose, while around 81 percent had already completed the basic immunization scheme. With more than 485.2 million vaccines administered as of March 2023, Brazil was the fourth country with the most administered doses of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, after China, India, and the United States.Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

As of May 2, 2023, Brazil was the country with the highest number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Latin America and the fifth highest in the world, reaching over 37 million patients. By state, São Paulo ranked first, with more than 6.6 million confirmed cases of the disease as of September 21, 2023. Minas Gerais followed, with over 4.2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus.
For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

Brazil recorded 37511921 Coronavirus Cases since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Brazil reported 702116 Coronavirus Deaths. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Brazil Coronavirus Cases.

This dataset comprises new and accumulated cases and death episodes for each Brazilian municipality, by epidemiological week.

Criteria for confirmed cases: * Final classification (variable CLASSI_FIN) = 5 * Antigenic test result (variable AN_SARS2) = 1 * RT-PCR test result (variable AN_SARS2) = 1 For death episodes: * confirmed cases that progressed to death (variable EVOLUCAO = 2) * death from other causes (variable EVOLUCAO = 3) Reference date for cases: * symptom onset date (variable DT_SIN_PRI) Reference date for death episodes: * case evolution date (variable DT_EVOLUCA) * for missing dates, the closest date was used: case closing date, ICU discharge date, ICU entry date, testing date, notification date Age groups follow a five-years interval Phase and peak variables were created based on epidemiological weeks.

This dataset was used as part project - Evaluating Effects of Social Inequalities on the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil. Maria Yury Ichihara and colleagues at the Centre for Data and Knowledge Integration for Health (Cidacs) at Fiocruz in Brazil created a social disparities index to measure inequalities relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as unequal access to healthcare, to identify regions that are more vulnerable to infection and to better focus prevention efforts.

In Brazil, markers of inequality are associated with COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. They developed the index with available COVID-19 surveillance data, hosted on the Cidacs platform, and built a public data visualisation dashboard to share the index and patterns of COVID-19 incidence and mortality with the broader community. This enabled health managers and policymakers to monitor the pandemic situation in the most vulnerable populations and target social and health interventions.

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From Novel Corona Virus 2019 Dataset:

2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. Early on, many of the patients in the outbreak in Wuhan, China reportedly had some link to a large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread. However, a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets, indicating person-to-person spread is occurring. At this time, it’s unclear how easily or sustainably this virus is spreading between people - CDC

This dataset has information on the number of cases in Brazil. Please note that this is a time series data and so the number of cases on any given day is a cumulative number.

The data is available from Jan/30/2020, when the first suspect case appeared in Brazil.

Acknowledgements

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2. Plataforma COVID Brazil - Public platform to share informations about the COVID-19 cases in Brazil.

Country level datasets

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• Novel Corona Virus 2019 Dataset - https://www.kaggle.com/sudalairajkumar/novel-corona-virus-2019-dataset
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• South Korea - https://www.kaggle.com/kimjihoo/coronavirusdataset
• Italy - https://www.kaggle.com/sudalairajkumar/covid19-in-italy
• USA - https://www.kaggle.com/sudalairajkumar/covid19-in-usa
• Switzerland - https://www.kaggle.com/daenuprobst/covid19-cases-switzerland
• Indonesia - https://www.kaggle.com/ardisragen/indonesia-coronavirus-cases
• Turkey - https://www.kaggle.com/gkhan496/covid19-in-turkey
• France - https://www.kaggle.com/lperez/coronavirus-france-dataset
• Tunisia - https://www.kaggle.com/ghassen1302/coronavirus-tunisia
• Japan - https://www.kaggle.com/tsubasatwi/close-contact-status-of-corona-in-japan

Inspiration

1. Changes in number of cases over time
2. Change in cases over time at state level

Total Covid cases per million people in Brazil, March, 2023 The most recent value is 173044 cases per million as of March 2023, an increase compared to the previous value of 171956 cases per million. Historically, the average for Brazil from February 2020 to March 2023 is 90410 cases per million. The minimum of 0 cases per million was recorded in February 2020, while the maximum of 173044 cases per million was reached in March 2023. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antigen: by State: Southeast: São Paulo: Undefined data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 16 Feb 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 15 Feb 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antigen: by State: Southeast: São Paulo: Undefined data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Jan 2020 (Median) to 16 Feb 2024, with 1508 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 Unit in 06 Aug 2021 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 16 Feb 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antigen: by State: Southeast: São Paulo: Undefined data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA002: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases.

New Covid cases per month in Brazil, March, 2023 The most recent value is 234246 new Covid cases as of March 2023, an increase compared to the previous value of 230156 new Covid cases. Historically, the average for Brazil from February 2020 to March 2023 is 981087 new Covid cases. The minimum of 1 new Covid cases was recorded in February 2020, while the maximum of 3529428 new Covid cases was reached in February 2022. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

As of September 21, 2023, São Paulo was the Brazilian state where the majority of fatal COVID-19 cases occurred, with approximately 180,887 deaths recorded as of that day. Rio de Janeiro trailed in second, registering around 77,344 fatal cases due to the disease. As of August 2, 2023, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in Brazil reached around 704,659 people. For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Espírito Santo: Undefined data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 06 Jun 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 05 Jun 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Espírito Santo: Undefined data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Feb 2020 (Median) to 06 Jun 2024, with 1564 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 291.000 Unit in 18 Jul 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 06 Jun 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Espírito Santo: Undefined data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA002: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Female data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 30 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Female data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Aug 2002 (Median) to 31 Jan 2025, with 8191 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.000 Unit in 15 Dec 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Southeast: Rio de Janeiro: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA003: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Serious Cases.

As of July 18, 2022, Omicron was the most prevalent variant of COVID-19 sequenced in Brazil. By that time, the share of COVID-19 cases corresponding to the Omicron BA.5 variant amounted to around 73.74 percent of the country's analyzed sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A month earlier this figure was equal to about 33 percent of the cases studied in Brazil. The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 - the virus causing COVID-19 - was designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization in November 2021. Since then, it has been rapidly spreading, causing an unprecedented increase in the amount of cases reported worldwide.

Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

Brazil COVID-19: No. of Tests: New: Health Professional: Positive data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 22 Mar 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 21 Mar 2024. Brazil COVID-19: No. of Tests: New: Health Professional: Positive data is updated daily, averaging 4.000 Unit from Feb 2020 (Median) to 22 Mar 2024, with 1488 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,831.000 Unit in 22 Jun 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 22 Mar 2024. Brazil COVID-19: No. of Tests: New: Health Professional: Positive data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under High Frequency Database’s Disease Outbreaks – Table BR.HLA002: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases. This tests series refers to mild to moderate cases suspected of COVID-19

Brazil is the country with the largest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Latin America. As of February 26, 2020 only one infection had been reported in Brazil. By August 19, 2021, the figure had exceeded 20 million. São Paulo is the state with the largest number of patients in the South American country.

At the end of February 2020, the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Brazil. Since the pandemic began, the installation of educational apps has increased in the South American country. While organic installs of education apps reached a peak on the week of March 24 to 30, most non-organic installs (8.79 percent) were made a week later, between March 31 and April 6.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul: Result: Inconclusive data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 30 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul: Result: Inconclusive data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Oct 2013 (Median) to 31 Jan 2025, with 4137 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul: Result: Inconclusive data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA003: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Serious Cases.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Northeast: Sergipe: Female data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 30 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Northeast: Sergipe: Female data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Aug 2002 (Median) to 31 Jan 2025, with 8191 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Unit in 16 Sep 2024 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: by State: Northeast: Sergipe: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA003: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Serious Cases.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antibody: by State: Northeast: Bahia: Undefined data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 04 Jun 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 03 Jun 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antibody: by State: Northeast: Bahia: Undefined data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Jan 2020 (Median) to 04 Jun 2024, with 1617 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 804.000 Unit in 17 Jul 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 04 Jun 2024. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases: New: Rapid Tests: Antibody: by State: Northeast: Bahia: Undefined data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA002: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Mild to Moderate Cases.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 28 Mar 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 27 Mar 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Oct 2013 (Median) to 28 Mar 2025, with 4193 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 Unit in 30 Jul 2024 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 28 Mar 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: Central-West: Mato Grosso do Sul data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA003: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Serious Cases.

COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: North: Roraima: Female data was reported at 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Unit for 30 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: North: Roraima: Female data is updated daily, averaging 0.000 Unit from Aug 2002 (Median) to 31 Jan 2025, with 8191 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Unit in 22 May 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Unit in 31 Jan 2025. COVID-19: No. of Tests: Serious Cases: New: RT-PCR Tests: by State: North: Roraima: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health. The data is categorized under Brazil Premium Database’s Health Sector – Table BR.HLA003: Disease Outbreaks: COVID-19: Number of Tests: Serious Cases.