After reaching the lowest level since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of Covid tests with positive results in pharmacies continues to fall, according to monitoring by Abrafarma, a pharmaceutical retail association, which brings together the largest drugstore chains in the world. country.
Between August 29 and September 4, the number of diagnosed cases stood at 2,524, down from the approximately 4,000 recorded in the previous period, from August 22 to 28.
With the downward trajectory, August ended with less than 31,000 positive tests in pharmacies, a level 11 times lower than the June data and four times below the comparison with July, according to Abrafarma.
Joana Cunha with Paulo Ricardo Martins and Diego Felix
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