Epidemiological scenario of COVID-19 in northeast Brazil

Abstract

The objective is to describe the epidemiological scenario of COVID-19 in northeastern Brazil. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective epidemiological study, carried out based on data collected from the COVID-19 epidemiological bulletins in Northeast Brazil, from March to July 2020. Results: In the Northeast, 585,831 cases were confirmed of COVID-19, in seven states the percentage of cases in females is higher than in males, the number of deaths in the period was 22,187, of these 56% (12,187) occurred in males, the highest mortality rate was observed in Ceará (73.8). The number of cases recovered in the region exceeds 400 thousand. Conclusion: The northeast region has a high number of cases of COVID-19, and Ceará stands out for presenting a higher mortality and incidence rate. The spread of the pathology was more intense in females, however the number of deaths was higher in males in the nine northeastern states.