Table 2. Comparison of the outcome between groups assessed by telemedicine at different times for Covid-19 in Brazil.

	January 31st and earlier	February 1st and after	P value
Entire cohort
Discharge	35,638 (96.1%)	13,445 (96.4%)	0.217
Referral to specialist	83 (0.2%)	31 (0.2%)
Referral to emergency department	1353 (3.6%)	464 (3.3%)
≤18 years
Discharge	1971 (96.2%)	1203 (96.9%)	0.594
Referral to specialist	19 (0.9%)	10 (0.8%)
Referral to emergency department	58 (2.8%)	28 (2.3%)
19-59 years
Discharge	32,989 (96.2%)	11,964 (96.5%)	0.414
Referral to specialist	57 (0.2%)	20 (0.2%)
Referral to emergency department	1241 (3.6%)	417 (3.4%)
≥60 years
Discharge	678 (91.7%)	278 (93.3%)	0.519
Referral to specialist	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)
Referral to emergency department	54 (7.3%)	19 (6.4%)

Data are reported as number and percentage. The chi-squared test was used for statistical analyses.