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In Brazil, COVID-19 was first confirmed on 26 February 2020, in São Paulo. 1 Since then, from the communication networks between the cities, the disease has spread to states and municipalities. 2, 3 On 7 August, the country had 2.9 million cases and 98.4 thousand deaths as a result of the disease, representing the second highest burden of the disease on the planet. 4 In a country of continental dimensions, with important sociospatial, cultural, economic and political inequalities, COVID-19 tends to produce different impacts, according to the living conditions of the population. 2, 5 The degree of suffering from the disease seems to be strongly influenced by the point of insertion of individuals into the social environment and access to goods and services. For several reasons, these conditions in which people live and work may increase the risk of dissemination and mortality due to COVID-19. 2, 5

Measuring the …