The incidence and geographical spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based on RT-PCR test results.

Authors :: Werneck GL
Porto LC
Sena A
Ferreira Junior ODC
Cavalcanti AC
Santos ÂMG
Secco DA
Silva M
Mariani D
Chieppe A
Tanuri A
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2021 Feb 10; Vol. 54, pp. e07792020. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 10 (Print Publication: 2021).
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: Introduction: Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease.<br />Methods: Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September 2020).<br />Results: Overall, RT-PCR positivity of 44.6% decreased over time towards 20%. Positivity was greater among males (OR=1.22; 95%CI:1.19-1.26); Black (OR=1.10; 95%CI:1.02-1.19), Brown (OR=1.16; 95%CI:1.10-1.22), and indigenous people (OR=2.11; 95%CI:0.88-5.03) compared to Whites and increased with age; with epidemic spread from the capital to inland regions.<br />Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 keeps spreading in Rio de Janeiro, and reopening of activities may fuel the epidemic.

Subjects :: Brazil epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2

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