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Two hundred days of COVID-19 in São Paulo State, Brazil.
de Almeida, Gabriel Berg; Pronunciate, Micheli; Grotto, Rejane Maria Tommasini; Azevedo Pugliesi, Edmur; Guimarães, Raul Borges; Vilches, Thomas Nogueira; Mendes Coutinho, Renato; Catão, Rafael de Castro; Ferreira, Claudia Pio; Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco.
  • de Almeida GB; Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School (HCFMB), Botucatu, Brazil.
  • Pronunciate M; Department of Infectious Diseases, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu Medical School, Botucatu, Brazil.
  • Grotto RMT; Department of Infectious Diseases, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu Medical School, Botucatu, Brazil.
  • Azevedo Pugliesi E; Clinical Hospital of Botucatu Medical School (HCFMB), Botucatu, Brazil.
  • Guimarães RB; São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Agriculture, Botucatu, Brazil.
  • Vilches TN; São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Technology and Sciences, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.
  • Mendes Coutinho R; São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Technology and Sciences, Presidente Prudente, Brazil.
  • Catão RC; University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computation, Campinas, Brazil.
  • Ferreira CP; Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Center for Mathematics, Computation and Cognition, Santo André, Brazil.
  • Fortaleza CMCB; Department of Geography, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, Brazil.
Epidemiol Infect ; 148: e295, 2020 12 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-989641
ABSTRACT
Two hundred days after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Brazil, the epidemic has rapidly spread in metropolitan areas and advanced throughout the countryside. We followed the temporal epidemic pattern at São Paulo State, the most populous of the country, the first to have a confirmed case of COVID-19, and the one with the most significant number of cases until now. We analysed the number of new cases per day in each regional health department and calculated the effective reproduction number (Rt) over time. Social distance measures, along with improvement in testing and isolating positive cases, general population mask-wearing and standard health security protocols for essential and non-essential activities, were adopted and impacted on slowing down epidemic velocity but were insufficient to stop transmission.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Epidemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Epidemiol Infect Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Epidemiology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0950268820002927

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Epidemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Epidemiol Infect Journal subject: Communicable Diseases / Epidemiology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S0950268820002927