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Rio de Janeiro, July 15 Hospital admissions and deaths due to Covid-19 have declined in Brazil thanks to progress in vaccination against the virus, Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) has said.In its weekly bulletin on the pandemic on Wednesday, the federally-funded medical research facility said that for the first time since December, no Brazilian state has reported intensive care units (ICUs) with over 90 per cent occupancy, Xinhua news agency reported.However, four states are in the "critical alert zone," with more than 80 per cent ICU occupancy, including Santa Catarina (82 per cent), Goias and Parana (at 81 per cent occupancy each), and the Federal District (80 per cent).Most of Brazil is in the "medium alert zone," with ICU occupancy rates of 60 to 80 per cent, while seven states are on low alert, with occupancy of less than 60 percent, including Acre, which has just 24 per cent occupancy."Vaccines are especially effective in preventing serious cases," said Fiocruz, urging continued social distancing, use of masks and hygiene measures, and calling on the entire population to get vaccinated."The possibility of the emergence of variants with the potential to reduce the effectiveness of available vaccines is pertinent and cannot be overlooked," it added.For the third week in a row, deaths caused by Covid-19 fell, although they remained at high levels, with more than 46,000 cases of infection and 1,300 deaths a day on average last week.The fatality rate is around 3 per cent, which is considered high.Brazil has the world's second-highest pandemic death toll, with more than 535,000 deaths, and third-worst outbreak, with over 19 million cases.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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