Excess mortality by specific causes of deaths in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gisele Aparecida FernandesAntonio Paulo Nassar JuniorGulnar Azevedo E SilvaDiego FerianiIvan Leonardo Avelino França E SilvaPedro CarusoMaria Paula CuradoPublished in: PloS one (2021)
There was an increase in overall mortality during the first six months of 2020 in São Paulo, which seems to be related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chronic health conditions, such as cancer and other non-communicable diseases, should not be disregarded.