Covid-19 lethality in young people and adults increased 18 times in one month.
At the beginning of April, 14% of Covid-19 deaths were of people under 60 years old. Thirty days later, young people and adults already account for 26% of the total deaths.
Brazil Current Network - The information that the coronavirus is more lethal for the elderly and people with other illnesses has led many to disbelieve the risk of COVID-19 for adults and young people. However, data from Coronavirus Contingency Committee Data from São Paulo indicate that caution is needed. In one month, the number of young people and adults who died as a result of Covid-19 increased 18 times. The report released this Sunday (3) shows that, of the 2.627 fatal victims of Covid-19, 693 (26%) were under 60 years old. On April 4, there were only 37 (14%), out of a total of 260 deaths.
By age group, the majority of deaths are concentrated in the population over 60 years old. The highest number of deaths is among those aged 70 to 79: 664. This is followed by those aged 60-69 (579) and 80-89 (511). 180 people over 90 years old also died. Outside the elderly group, there is also high mortality among people aged 50 to 59 (353 of the total), followed by the age groups 40 to 49 (206), 30 to 39 (100), 20 to 29 (25), and 10 to 19 (8), with one death under ten years old. Among the fatalities, 1.538 were men and 1.089 were women.
The state of São Paulo has accumulated 31.772 cases and 2.627 deaths caused by the new coronavirus. As of Sunday (3), 87,1% of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in Greater São Paulo were occupied. Across the state, in public hospitals, there are 9,1 patients hospitalized, totaling 3.534 in ICU and 5.589 in wards.
Easing of quarantine
The governor of São Paulo, João Doria (PSDB), stated today (4) that cities where adherence to social isolation is below 50% will be automatically excluded from the easing of quarantine measures, scheduled for May 11. According to the Intelligent Monitoring System (SIMI-SP) of the São Paulo government, the percentage of social isolation was 59% yesterday (3). Starting next Thursday (7), the Wearing a mask will be mandatory. across the state.
Doria said that the possibility of a lockdown – a stricter restriction on movement and the opening of businesses and services – is not being studied at the moment, but that it is not ruled out if the pandemic situation does not improve. Today, the São Paulo city government began blocking some city streets to reduce population circulation and try to contain the spread of the coronavirus.