COVID-19 health indicators in the first four months in the state of São Paulo

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the estimate of the health indicators of COVID-19 in the first four months of the pandemic from the confirmation of the first case. Method: Ecological study. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 from the State of São Paulo (ESP) from February to June were collected from the Center for Epidemiological Surveillance of ESP. Data analysis was carried out based on health indicators and the population was obtained by the ESP State System of Data Analysis Foundation. The study did not go through the Ethics and Research Committee because it is public data. Result: In the first four months of the COVID-19 pandemic in ESP, there was a consecutive increase in the number of affected municipalities, confirmed cases, deaths, incidence and mortality rates and a decline in the lethality rate. Conclusion: We verified a decrease in the deaths of COVID-19 in the ESP and this may be associated with the improvement of the clinical management of the disease.