Salvador is the city with the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus. And, in this way, you will be entitled to R$ 48 million.
Bahia will receive more than R$ 100 million, thus, the public coffers of the state and municipalities of Bahia will be reinforced. In an extra edition of the Official Gazette, published on the night of last Thursday (9), the Ministry of Health published an ordinance that releases the mentioned value. Nationally, the number reaches R$ 4 billion.
Salvador is the city with the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (312 as of the last balance released on Thursday). And, in this way, you will be entitled to R$ 48 million. Ilhéus, which recorded the first death of a patient with COVID-19 last Thursday (9), will be receiving around R$ 3 million.
A list of values referring to all municipalities was made available by the Ministry of Health. The amount directed to the state government will reach R$ 114 million.
Such money should be used for the acquisition of materials and inputs, opening of beds, in addition to covering the cost of health professionals, according to local needs. As defined by the ordinance.
The Ministry of Health states in a note that the amount released corresponds to a monthly portion of what each of the states or municipalities already receive for medium and high complexity actions or primary care.
Municipalities that receive funds for medium and high complexity will be entitled to an extra monthly installment of equivalent value. Those who do not receive it will be entitled to the amount transferred to primary care, also in the same amount.
According to the most recent bulletin from the State Health Secretariat (Sesab), Bahia has 568 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 19 deaths. Being 43 of this total of patients diagnosed with the disease, health professionals.
In addition, until the last bulletin, 3,404 cases were discarded, 146 people have recovered and 51 people are hospitalized, 26 in ICU.
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