Propensity for COVID-19 severe epidemic among the populations of the neighborhoods of Fortaleza, Brazil, in 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The state of Ceará (Northeast Brazil) has shown a high incidence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and most of the cases that were diagnosed during the epidemic originated from the capital Fortaleza. Monitoring the dynamics of the COVID-19 epidemic is of strategic importance and requires the use of sensitive tools for epidemiological surveillance, including consistent analyses that allow the recognition of areas with a greater propensity for increased severity throughout the cycle of the epidemic. This study aims to classify neighborhoods in the city of Fortaleza according to their propensity for a severe epidemic of COVID-19 in 2020.

Methods

We conducted an ecological study within the geographical area of the 119 neighborhoods located in the city of Fortaleza. T

SUBMITTER: Braga JU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7527297 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature