COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (state)
This article refers to the events that occurred in the state of São Paulo during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil in the first half of 2020. The city of São Paulo registered the first case of the pandemic in Brazil, a 61-year-old man who had returned from Italy and tested positive for the coronavirus of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1]
COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo | |
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Municipalities in the state of São Paulo with case numbers per 100,000 inhabitants | |
Municipalities in the state of São Paulo with absolute and confirmed case numbers (as of 15 June) | |
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Brazil |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | São Paulo |
Arrival date | 26 February 2020[1] (5 months and 3 weeks) |
Confirmed cases | 310,517 (3 July 2020)[2] |
Deaths | 15,694[2] |
Government website | |
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Chronology
Research and laboratory diagnosis
In the city of São Paulo, field hospitals for the exclusive care of people with COVID-19 were built by the municipal and state governments. Hospitals were established at Pacaembu Stadium,[3][4] at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium athletics track[5] and the Anhembi Convention Center.[6]
Statistics
Evolution of the number of cases and deaths
The graphs below show the growth of cases and deaths in the state. On new case and death charts, the bars represent the actual number of notifications per day, while the line is a seven-day moving average to help smooth out anomalies between days and reveal the overall trend. The data are from the Ministry of Health (MH).
- New cases, each day.
- New deaths, each day.
- Cumulative cases.
- Cumulative deaths.
By municipality: This is the list of municipalities with the most confirmed cases, out of a total of 584 municipalities with at least one case, by June 17, 2020:[2]
Position | Municipality | N.° cases | N.° deaths |
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1 | São Paulo | 98132 | 5959 |
2 | Santos | 6553 | 243 |
3 | São Bernardo do Campo | 4902 | 309 |
4 | Guarulhos | 4464 | 500 |
5 | Campinas | 4302 | 185 |
6 | Osasco | 4286 | 418 |
7 | Santo André | 4131 | 207 |
8 | Guarujá | 2444 | 93 |
9 | Jundiaí | 2221 | 127 |
10 | Diadema | 2135 | 137 |
11 | Ribeirão Preto | 2058 | 82 |
12 | Praia Grande | 1952 | 71 |
13 | São Vicente | 1785 | 110 |
14 | Mauá | 1720 | 120 |
15 | Carapicuíba | 1720 | 118 |
16 | Sorocaba | 1700 | 84 |
17 | São José dos Campos | 1700 | 64 |
18 | Barueri | 1694 | 179 |
19 | Mogi das Cruzes | 1497 | 128 |
20 | Taboão da Serra | 1461 | 108 |
21 | São José do Rio Preto | 1352 | 46 |
22 | Piracicaba | 1213 | 55 |
23 | Cubatão | 1188 | 63 |
24 | São Caetano do Sul | 1150 | 60 |
25 | Suzano | 1100 | 90 |
26 | Itaquaquecetuba | 945 | 110 |
27 | Embu das Artes | 910 | 73 |
28 | Cotia | 904 | 67 |
29 | Itapevi | 826 | 107 |
30 | Santana de Parnaíba | 783 | 26 |
31 | Itapecerica da Serra | 755 | 58 |
32 | Francisco Morato | 727 | 36 |
33 | Ferraz de Vasconcelos | 631 | 58 |
34 | Franco da Rocha | 609 | 55 |
35 | Araraquara | 575 | 7 |
References
- "Ministério da Saúde confirma primeiro caso de coronavírus no Brasil" [Ministry of Health confirms first case of coronavirus in Brazil]. Globo (in Portuguese). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Coronavírus - Dados Completos".
- "Primeiros pacientes com Covid-19 começam a chegar ao hospital de Campanha no Pacaembu, em SP" [First patients with Covid-19 begin to arrive at the field hospital in Pacaembu, SP] (in Portuguese).
- "Hospital de campanha no Pacaembu em SP começa a receber pacientes hoje" [Field hospital in Pacaembu in SP starts receiving patients today] (in Portuguese).
- "SP terá hospital de campanha contra covid-19 no complexo do Ibirapuera" [SP will have a campaign hospital against covid-19 at the Ibirapuera complex] (in Portuguese).
- "Hospital de Campanha" [Field hospital]. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
External links
- "Portal da Secretaria de Saúde do Estado de São Paulo" [Portal of the Secretariat of Health of the State of São Paulo] (in Portuguese).
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