Guilherme Loureiro Werneck1,2, Luís Cristóvão Porto3, Alexandre Sena4, Orlando da Costa Ferreira Junior5, Andrea Cony Cavalcanti6, Ângela Maria Guimarães Santos3, Danielle Angst Secco3, Marcio Silva4, Diana Mariani5, Alexandre Chieppe7, Amilcar Tanuri5. 1. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Epidemiologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 3. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 4. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Matemática e Estatística, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 6. Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública Noel Nutels, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. 7. Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, Subsecretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease. METHODS: Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September 2020). RESULTS: Overall, RT-PCR positivity of 44.6% decreased over time towards 20%. Positivity was greater among males (OR=1.22; 95%CI:1.19-1.26); Black (OR=1.10; 95%CI:1.02-1.19), Brown (OR=1.16; 95%CI:1.10-1.22), and indigenous people (OR=2.11; 95%CI:0.88-5.03) compared to Whites and increased with age; with epidemic spread from the capital to inland regions. CONCLUSIONS: SARS-CoV-2 keeps spreading in Rio de Janeiro, and reopening of activities may fuel the epidemic.
INTRODUCTION: Rio de Janeiro has hardly experienced coronavirus disease. METHODS: Here, 87,442 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported among Rio de Janeiro residents (March to September 2020). RESULTS: Overall, RT-PCR positivity of 44.6% decreased over time towards 20%. Positivity was greater among males (OR=1.22; 95%CI:1.19-1.26); Black (OR=1.10; 95%CI:1.02-1.19), Brown (OR=1.16; 95%CI:1.10-1.22), and indigenous people (OR=2.11; 95%CI:0.88-5.03) compared to Whites and increased with age; with epidemic spread from the capital to inland regions. CONCLUSIONS:SARS-CoV-2 keeps spreading in Rio de Janeiro, and reopening of activities may fuel the epidemic.
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