Underreporting of Death by COVID-19 in Brazil's Second Most Populous State

• Main Authors: Thiago Henrique Evangelista Alves (Author), Tafarel Andrade de Souza (Author), Samyla de Almeida Silva (Author), Nayani Alves Ramos (Author), Stefan Vilges de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The COVID-19 pandemic brings to light the reality of the Brazilian health system. The underreporting of COVID-19 deaths in the state of Minas Gerais (MG), where the second largest population of the country is concentrated, reveals government unpreparedness, as there is a low capacity of testing in t...