The number of victims of coronavirus in the United States exceeded 39 thousand

The number of people with a confirmed diagnosis COVID-19 in the U.S. grew up to 740 thousand. The number of deaths in the last eight days has almost doubled and reached 39 thousand. Fully recovered from the infection and 68.4 thousand Americans.

In the state of new York, the most affected by the pandemic, were more than 241 thousand cases of infection. The number who died there from the effects COVID-19 — 17.6 thousand people, informs “Interfax”, referring to the health services of the United States.

In the neighboring state of new Jersey identified 81,4 thousand infected, there were 4 thousand of deaths from the coronavirus. In third place for the number of cases is Massachusetts, 36.3 per thousand infected, 1.5 million dead.

Wrote NEWS.ru, Brazilian authorities to help communities in the Amazon to be isolated from the outside world to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Indigenous leaders with the support of the police closed the entrances to their territories in the state of Amazonas. Very remote from the town centre, the indigenous peoples are especially vulnerable to coronavirus. They often have no proper access to running water and no disinfectants. The nearest hospital is several days away by boat.