COVID-19 Infection: A Mozambican Case Study

Abstract

In China, the country of COVID-19 origin, until February 23rd, 2020, more than 77000 cases of COVID-19 infection were reported, and 60% of confirmed cases were reported in the city of Wuhan. Mozambique declared a state of emergency in March 2020, different prevention measures were implemented to control and respond in a timely manner to the pandemic, including the early diagnosis of cases of the disease. The present work reports some details about a larger project with the main objective of computing models of analysis and visualization of COVID-19 data in Mozambique. The topic falls within the area of Statistics with the purpose of providing evidence that explains the stage of the country regarding the evolution of COVID-19 cases, (from the notification of the first case of COVID-19 in Mozambique on March 22nd, 2020, until May 31st, 2022) with the focus on the provinces of Maputo, Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa. The work considered qualitative and quantitative data to allow decision-making in the health area on measures to prevent the pandemic and the trend of cases and deaths from the disease.