Sao Paulo Records More Coronavirus Deaths Than China
May 17, 2020
10:07 am
Brazil’s most populous State, Sao Paulo, has surpassed China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
According to data released by Brazil’s Health Ministry on Saturday, there have been 4,688 COVID-19-related deaths in Sao Paulo, which is home to more than 40million people.
Official figures from China, which has a population of more than a billion, show the country has had 4,637 COVID-19 deaths.
In the country as a whole, Brazil had recorded 15,633 deaths and 233,142 cases of infection as of Saturday.
Data from the U.S.-based
