Perfil epidemiológico e clínico da COVID-19 e ações de enfrentamento na pandemia em Uberlândia - MG

Abstract

In December 2019, after an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in China, a new coronavirus was discovered, which was named SARS-CoV-2. As it is a little-known disease, a better understanding of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the individuals who died is important. The importance of addressing this issue stemmed from the lack of academic materials dealing with this subject in the interior city of Minas Gerais, which could contribute with important data for a better understanding of coping during the pandemic in the last two years. The present work is a descriptive, exploratory research with a quantitative approach, with the main objective of characterizing the epidemiological and clinical profile of COVID-19, as well as the actions taken to face the pandemic in Uberlândia - MG. To carry out the present study, secondary data on confirmed cases and deaths were used in the period of April 2020, March 2021 and April 2022. The data were obtained from sources from the Ministry of Health, Secretary of State of Health of Minas Gerais and City Hall of Uberlândia. In the period studied, the city totaled 200,485 confirmed cases, during the same period 3334 deaths were recorded. After the insertion of the immunizer, the effectiveness of the vaccine can be observed, proven through the drastic decrease in severe cases of the disease and especially in the number of deaths. It was concluded that the actions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Uberlândia - MG were adequate and had an effect as immunization together with actions such as social isolation reduced serious cases and the number of deaths by COVID-19 .