Prevalence and characteristics of Brazilians aged 50 and over that received a doctor's diagnosis of COVID-19: the ELSI-COVID-19 initiative

• Main Authors: James Macinko (Author), Brayan V. Seixas (Author), Natalia Oliveira Woolley (Author), Fabiola Bof de Andrade (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused over half a million deaths worldwide. Brazil has been particularly impacted, registering more than 1.3 million infections and 57,000 deaths by late June 2020. Aggregate numbers of cases are essential in modeling th...