Case study of serious acute respiratory syndrome secondary to covid-19 in the state of minas gerais: A retrospective study

The State of Minas Gerais presents, unlike most Brazilian States, a transmission level that is still low, because Belo Horizontes, the state capital, as well as the cities of Betim and Araguari have not yet reached the level of transmission of the disease that can place the Public Health System in collapse due to lack of ICU beds, respirators and personal protective equipment for health professionals. At first, the pandemic in the state remained at low levels because social isolation measures were enough to flatten the transmission curve. However, social isolation are the measures most impacted in reducing the transmission of the virus, with fewer cases and fewer deaths from Covid-19. But, soon came the growth of the curve and the number of cases grew, because social isolation was weakened by municipal decrees that made the quarantine more flexible to save the economy, sending people to the streets. The moment is now one of apprehension, with the number of cases and deaths by Covid-19 growing in the capital and in the cities. This work aims to evaluate the epidemiological situation and Covid-19 in the State of Minas Gerais, considering its intensification of confirmed cases of COVID-19, because they only have basic health care, according to SUS guidelines, and they use the hospital system of secondary and tertiary care in medium-sized cities, which are already reaching the limit of their capacity for ICU beds. This work aims to evaluate the epidemiological situation and Covid-19 in the State of Minas Gerais, considering its intensification of confirmed cases of COVID-19,from January 2020 to June 2021. Finally, there is a need for improvement in primary care, as well as training of the health team as a way to mitigate the impacts on hospital care in the state of Minas Gerais.