{"id":7990,"date":"2021-03-29T17:30:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T00:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=7990"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:31:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T00:31:23","slug":"sudden-rise-in-covid-19-case-fatality-among-young-and-middle-aged-adults-in-the-south-of-brazil-after-identification-of-the-novel-b-1-1-28-1-p-1-sars-cov-2-strain-analysis-of-data-from-the-state-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2021\/03\/29\/sudden-rise-in-covid-19-case-fatality-among-young-and-middle-aged-adults-in-the-south-of-brazil-after-identification-of-the-novel-b-1-1-28-1-p-1-sars-cov-2-strain-analysis-of-data-from-the-state-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudden Rise in COVID-19 Case Fatality among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in the South of Brazil after Identification of the Novel B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) SARS-CoV-2 Strain Analysis of Data from the State of Parana"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed]<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> An analysis of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">553,518 cases of SARS-CoV-2 (8,853 fatal) between September 1, 2020 and March 17, 2021 in the Brazilian state of Parana found higher COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs) among nearly all age groups that coincided with local identification of the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant. All age groups showed either <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decline or stabilization of CFRs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through January 2021<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but an increase in CFR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for almost all <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">age <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">groups occurred in February 2021. The CFR among those aged 20-29 years tripled (0.04% to 0.13%), while the CFR approximately doubled for those aged 30-39, 40-49, and 50-59. Individuals between 20 and 29 years who were diagnosed in February 2021 had a higher risk of death compared to those diagnosed in January 2021 (RR = 3.15), while the risk of death among those aged 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 years was 1.93-, 2.10-, and 1.80-fold higher, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oliveira et al.\u00a0(Mar 26, 2021). Sudden Rise in COVID-19 Case Fatality among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in the South of Brazil after Identification of the Novel B.1.1.28.1 (P.1) SARS-CoV-2 Strain Analysis of Data from the State of Parana. Pre-print downloaded Mar 29 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2021.03.24.21254046\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2021.03.24.21254046<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An analysis of 553,518 cases of SARS-CoV-2 (8,853 fatal) between September 1, 2020 and March 17, 2021 in the Brazilian state of Parana found higher COVID-19 case fatality rates (CFRs) among nearly all age groups that coincided with local identification of the SARS-CoV-2 P.1 variant. 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