Comparisons between the Neighboring States of Amazonas and Pará in Brazil in the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak and a Possible Role of Early Ambulatory Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Concluding Remarks
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Disclaimer
Appendix A. Details on the Spreadsheets with the Data/Parameters and the Graphs
Appendix B. A Discussion about the Main Reasons for the Municipalities of Pará and Their Physician to Adhered to Early Ambulatory Treatment in the Public Healthcare System
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State | Abbr. | Region | Population | Accumulated Mortality Per Population in the Sec. Wave (Deaths Per Million People) | Accumulated Mortality Per Population in the Sec. Wave (in Relation to the State of Pará) | Max. 7-Day Av. Deaths Per Day Sec. Wave/ First Wave | Max. 7-Day Av. Deaths Per Day Sec. Wave/ First Wave (in Relation to the State of Pará) |
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Rondônia | RO | North | 1,796,460 | 1076 | 3.63 | 2.31 | 5.68 |
Acre | AC | North | 894,470 | 475 | 1.60 | 0.98 | 2.42 |
Amazonas | AM | North | 4,207,714 | 1645 | 5.55 | 2.26 | 5.55 |
Roraima | RR | North | 631,181 | 851 | 2.87 | 1.06 | 2.61 |
Pará | PA | North | 8,690,745 | 296 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 1.00 |
Amapá | AP | North | 861,773 | 489 | 1.65 | 0.66 | 1.61 |
Tocantins | TO | North | 1,590,248 | 366 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 2.72 |
Maranhão | MA | Northeast | 7,114,598 | 192 | 0.65 | 0.83 | 2.03 |
Piauí | PI | Northeast | 3,281,480 | 355 | 1.20 | 0.87 | 2.14 |
Ceará | CE | Northeast | 9,187,103 | 315 | 1.06 | 0.54 | 1.32 |
Rio Grande do Norte | RN | Northeast | 3,534,165 | 376 | 1.27 | 0.65 | 1.59 |
Paraíba | PB | Northeast | 4,039,277 | 452 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 3.04 |
Pernambuco | PE | Northeast | 9,616,621 | 275 | 0.93 | 0.31 | 0.75 |
Alagoas | AL | Northeast | 3,351,543 | 280 | 0.94 | 0.68 | 1.68 |
Sergipe | SE | Northeast | 2,318,822 | 386 | 1.30 | 0.56 | 1.36 |
Bahia | BA | Northeast | 14,930,634 | 369 | 1.24 | 1.50 | 3.68 |
Minas Gerais | MG | Southeast | 21,292,666 | 539 | 1.82 | 1.59 | 3.91 |
Espírito Santo | ES | Southeast | 4,064,052 | 687 | 2.32 | 0.77 | 1.88 |
Rio de Janeiro | RJ | Southeast | 17,366,189 | 773 | 2.61 | 0.80 | 1.96 |
São Paulo | SP | Southeast | 46,289,333 | 529 | 1.79 | 1.31 | 3.22 |
Paraná | PR | South | 11,516,840 | 706 | 2.38 | 2.91 | 7.13 |
Santa Catarina | SC | South | 7,252,502 | 765 | 2.58 | 1.90 | 4.67 |
Rio Grande do Sul | RS | South | 11,422,973 | 797 | 2.69 | 3.68 | 9.04 |
Mato Grosso do Sul | MS | Center-West | 2,809,394 | 708 | 2.39 | 1.40 | 3.44 |
Mato Grosso | MT | Center-West | 3,526,220 | 689 | 2.33 | 1.10 | 2.70 |
Goiás | GO | Center-West | 7,113,540 | 522 | 1.76 | 1.54 | 3.77 |
Distrito Federal | DF | Center-West | 3,055,149 | 448 | 1.51 | 0.54 | 1.33 |
BRAZIL | BRA | 211,755,692 | 550 | 1.86 | 1.68 | 4.12 |
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Emmerich, F.G. Comparisons between the Neighboring States of Amazonas and Pará in Brazil in the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak and a Possible Role of Early Ambulatory Treatment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073371
Emmerich FG. Comparisons between the Neighboring States of Amazonas and Pará in Brazil in the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak and a Possible Role of Early Ambulatory Treatment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073371
Chicago/Turabian StyleEmmerich, Francisco G. 2021. "Comparisons between the Neighboring States of Amazonas and Pará in Brazil in the Second Wave of COVID-19 Outbreak and a Possible Role of Early Ambulatory Treatment" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3371. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073371