Table 1.
Variables used in the regression analysis: Socio-economic indicators (access to clean water supply, elderly fraction and HDI) and COVID-19 tests. Besides, Population; Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and Number of Intensive Care Units (ICU).
| States | HDI | Access to clean Water (%) | Elderly ≥ 60 y (%) | aTests/100,000 inhab. | Population (2019) | CFR (%) | bICU/100,000 inhab. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | 0.733 | 81.1 | 7.3 | 852 | 4,240,210 | 7.2 | 10.6 |
| CE | 0.735 | 59.0 | 12.0 | 707 | 9,178,363 | 6.6 | 10.9 |
| ES | 0.772 | 81.2 | 14.1 | 625 | 4,138,657 | 4.2 | 19.4 |
| MA | 0.687 | 56.4 | 9.4 | 320 | 7,121,156 | 4.6 | 9.6 |
| PR | 0.792 | 94.4 | 15.1 | 172 | 11,538,518 | 5.6 | 21.2 |
a
State Health Secretariat reports (Brasil.io website). Note that, in general, the Health Secretariat is testing only when the patients have symptoms.
b
ICU number from public and private system (Ministry of Health website).