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COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: A SOCIAL INEQUALITY REPORT
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Technological Development Support Laboratory. COVID Research Group. Center for Food Analysis. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Fluminense Federal University. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Graduate Program in Veterinary Hygiene. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Technological Development Support Laboratory. COVID Research Group. Center for Food Analysis. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Chemistry. Graduate Program in Food Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Technological Development Support Laboratory. COVID Research Group. Center for Food Analysis. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Fluminense Federal University. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Graduate Program in Veterinary Hygiene. Niterói, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Chemistry. Graduate Program in Food Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Health Quality Control. Graduate Program in Sanitary Surveillance. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Technological Development Support Laboratory. COVID Research Group. Center for Food Analysis. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Chemistry. Graduate Program in Food Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Technological Development Support Laboratory. COVID Research Group. Center for Food Analysis. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Fluminense Federal University. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Graduate Program in Veterinary Hygiene. Niterói, RJ, Brazil / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Institute of Chemistry. Graduate Program in Food Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Health Quality Control. Graduate Program in Sanitary Surveillance. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Abstract
Background and Objectives: To perform a retrospective report on the lethality of COVID-19 in different realities in the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Materials and Methods: We accomplished an observational study by collecting the data about total confirmed cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in the top 10 high social developed neighborhoods and top 10 most populous favelas in RJ to determine the case-fatality rate (CFR) and compare these two different realities. Results: CFR was significatively higher in poverty areas of RJ, reaching a mean of 9.08% in the most populous favelas and a mean of 4.87% in the socially developed neighborhoods. Conclusions: The social mitigation measures adopted in RJ have benefited only smaller portions of the population, excluding needy communities.
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