Evolution of Indicators and Intensive Care Capacity for COVID-19 in the State of Paraíba, 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i56p3352-3363Keywords:
Coronavirus Infections, Uses of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Descriptive, Bed OccupancyAbstract
Objective: To describe the evolution of the indicators and the capacity for intensive health care for the treatment of COVID-19 in the State of Paraíba. Method: Descriptive ecological study, using SARS-CoV-2 data, in the municipalities with the highest number of confirmed cases. The incidence rates (TI), morbidity (TM), lethality (TL) of COVID-19 and the capacity of hospital beds were calculated. Results: From the beginning of the pandemic until the 30th of June, more than 46 thousand cases were recorded across the state. COVID-19's IT is 49.47%, TM 0.99%, and TL is 2.0%. The beds of the Intensive Care Unit - ICU in the State, present a ratio of 1.3. Conclusion: It is necessary to create plans based on the number of cases and the number of beds, so that there is adequate care, since the existing quantity is less than recommended by the Ministry of Health.
