COVID-19 DEATHS AMONG THE ELDERLY IN A MUNICIPALITY IN NORTHWESTERN PARANÁ, BETWEEN THE YEARS 2020 AND 2021
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In December 2019, a new virus called SARS-CoV-2 was identified. The World Health
Organization (WHO) named the disease caused by the new virus COVID-19 (coronavirus
disease, year 2019), and in March 2020, it was declared a pandemic. Since then, there has
been a global effort to produce information in order to unravel the clinical, epidemiological,
and prognostic factors of the disease. By identifying the main risk factors, it is possible to
carry out early monitoring of the most vulnerable groups, reducing the chance of unfavorable
clinical outcomes. It is a consensus that advanced age is associated with an increase in
morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of COVID-19 deaths
among the elderly in the city of Maringá, Paraná, in the years 2020 and 2021, as well as their
association with gender. This research is characterized as a retrospective quantitative study.
The data were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (Sinan). The
dependent variable was the occurrence of death in elderly patients, and the independent
variables were gender and year of occurrence. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used
to analyze the data. Results showed that in 2020, there were 514 deaths (40.5% female and
59.5% male). In 2021, the number of deaths increased exponentially, reaching 2025 cases
(39.6% female and 60.4% male). The highest occurrence of COVID-19 deaths among the
elderly occurred in 2021 and in males. Based on this profile, specific strategies and care lines
should be studied for this more vulnerable population in times of pandemics.
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