Delay in death reporting affects timely monitoring and modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Carolina Abreu de Carvalho (Author), Vitória Abreu de Carvalho (Author), Marcos Adriano Garcia Campos (Author), Bruno Luciano Carneiro Alves de Oliveira (Author), Eduardo Moraes Diniz (Author), Alcione Miranda dos Santos (Author), Bruno Feres de Souza (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study describes the COVID-19 death reporting delay in the city of São Luís, Maranhão State, Brazil, and shows its impact on timely monitoring and modeling of the COVID-19 pandemic, while seeking to ascertain how nowcasting can improve death reporting delay. We analyzed COVID-19 death data re...