Tracking excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 epidemic as an epidemiological surveillance strategy-preliminary results of the evaluation of six Brazilian capitals.
André Ricardo Ribas FreitasNicole Montenegro de MedeirosLivia Carla Vinhal FrutuosoOtto Albuquerque BeckedorffLucas Mariscal Alves de MartinMarcela Montenegro de Medeiros CoelhoGiovanna Gimenez Souza de FreitasDaniele Rocha Queiróz LemosLuciano Pamplona de Góes CavalcantiPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)
Considering the simplicity of the method and its low cost, we believe that the assessment of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic should be used as a complementary tool for regular epidemiological surveillance.