Table 3. Deaths from COVID-19 detected after investigation in selected municipalities according to original cause of death and age-group.
Brazil, February to June 2020.
| Original cause of death | Investigated deaths | COVID confirmed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | % | |
| 0–59 years | |||
| SARS | 49 | 27 | 55.1 |
| Unspecified pneumonia | 74 | 21 | 28.4 |
| Respiratory failure | 8 | 5 | 62.5 |
| Sepsis | 41 | 5 | 12.2 |
| Ill-defined causes | 181 | 3 | 1.7 |
| GC-COVID-related (total) | 353 | 61 | 17.3 |
| 60 years and over | |||
| SARS | 176 | 73 | 41.5 |
| Unspecified pneumonia | 457 | 151 | 33.0 |
| Respiratory failure | 9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Sepsis | 153 | 19 | 12.4 |
| Ill-defined causes | 217 | 11 | 5.1 |
| GC-COVID-related (total) | 1,012 | 258 | 25.5 |
| All ages | |||
| SARS | 225 | 100 | 44.4 |
| Unspecified pneumonia | 531 | 172 | 32.4 |
| Respiratory failure | 17 | 9 | 52.9 |
| Sepsis | 194 | 24 | 12.4 |
| Ill-defined causes | 398 | 14 | 3.5 |
| GC-COVID-related (total) | 1,365 | 319 | 23.4 |