The Covid-19 pandemic in the South and Northeast regions of Brazil: a descriptive study of the health system’s response regarding the pandemic data dissemination and countermeasures decreed
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v101i4e-191735Keywords:
COVID-19, pandemic, mortality, decrees, serological testsAbstract
After the pandemic caused by SARS COV2 reached Europe, Brazil became one of the epicenters. Considering historical differences in health indicators between the South and Northeast regions of the country, coordinated by the same health care system, this study aims to describe the early evolution of the pandemic in these regions based on information collected from state health secretariats online platforms. Data of numbers of cases, deaths and tests carried out, from 2020 to May 2021 were analyzed and related to measures to combat the pandemic by the states, based on decrees. In the South, the state with the most cases was Santa Catarina (13350/100,000 inhab), Rio Grande do Sul had the highest mortality rate (246.8/100,000 inhab) and more testing (32378/100,000 inhab). In the Northeast, Sergipe had more cases (10216/100,000 inhab) and Piau testing (23295/100,000 inhab), Ceará had higher mortality rates (222.8/100,000 inhab). The measures to combat the coronavirus in Brazil were not uniform between the states, nor testing, evidencing the lack of national coordination.
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