Spatial Distribution of 100,477 Thousand Deaths Per COVID-19 in Brazil
Daniele Melo Sardinha *
Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Evandro Chagas Institute (PPGEVS/IEC), Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil.
Ana Lúcia da Silva Ferreira
State Secretariat of Public Health of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Juliana Conceição Dias Garcês
Post-graduate Program in Parasitary Biology in the Amazon, Evandro Chagas Institute and Pará State University (PPGBPA/IEC/UEPA). Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Thalyta Mariany Rêgo Lopes Ueno
Post-graduate Program in Parasitary Biology in the Amazon, Evandro Chagas Institute and Pará State University (PPGBPA/IEC/UEPA). Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Gabriel Fazzi Costa
Post-graduate Program in Parasitary Biology in the Amazon, Evandro Chagas Institute and Pará State University (PPGBPA/IEC/UEPA). Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Diana da Costa Lobato
State Secretariat of Public Health of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Karla Valéria Batista Lima
Post-graduate Program in Parasitary Biology in the Amazon, Evandro Chagas Institute and Pará State University (PPGBPA/IEC/UEPA). Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães
Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Evandro Chagas Institute (PPGEVS/IEC), Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil.
Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima
Post-Graduate Program in Epidemiology and Health Surveillance, Evandro Chagas Institute (PPGEVS/IEC), Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil. and Post-graduate Program in Parasitary Biology in the Amazon, Evandro Chagas Institute and Pará State University (PPGBPA/IEC/UEPA). Belém, Pará, Brazil.
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Abstract
The COVID-19 reached the pandemic level and in Brazil has already caused 100,477 deaths. This study is a Short Communication about the spatial distribution of deaths by COVID-19 in Brazil, from data from the Coronavirus Brasil platform. It was shown that Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Ceará, Pará, and Amazonas present the greatest lethality in Brazil, especially in the metropolitan regions. The distribution of deaths shows that it has already reached all regions of Brazil, with greater impact in some states. It was also possible, from the epidemiological bulletins, to identify that the deaths stand out in men above 60 years of age, with comorbidities such as heart diseases and diabetes.
Keywords: Spatial distribution, deaths, COVID-19, Brazil.