COVID-19 in Brazil: 150,000 deaths and the Brazilian underreporting

Brazil is one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic and has reported 5,113,628 cases and 150,998 deaths by the disease. Comparing the deaths by natural causes expected and the excess mortality rate, there is a 22% increase in deaths mainly of male patients and individuals over 60 years old.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carvalho, Tatiana Aline, Boschiero, Matheus Negri, Marson, Fernando Augusto Lima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7576323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33279819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115258
Descripción
Sumario:Brazil is one of the epicenters of the COVID-19 pandemic and has reported 5,113,628 cases and 150,998 deaths by the disease. Comparing the deaths by natural causes expected and the excess mortality rate, there is a 22% increase in deaths mainly of male patients and individuals over 60 years old.

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