DINÂMICA DE CONTÁGIO DA COVID-19 EM CIDADES MÉDIAS DA AMAZÔNIA LEGAL: ARAGUAÍNA (TO), IMPERATRIZ (MA) E MARABÁ (PA)

Abstract

This work aims to demonstrate that three medium sized cities - Araguaí­na (TO), Imperatriz (MA) and Marabá (PA), located in the Legal Amazon, suffered a significant impact from the pandemic due to the spread of the virus following the flow of capital in the country. This impact was probably due to the characteristics of economic development linked to the production of commodities, which interconnect them with large national and international producing centers and consumers, independently of their capitals. To demonstrate the dynamics of dissemination, the occurrences of Acute Respiratory Syndrome for the three states (TO, MA and PA) as well as confirmed cases of COVID-19 were quantitatively analyzed for the cities studied and their respective capitals. The data made available by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and the Epidemiological Bulletins released by the State Health Secretariats and City Halls were collected. As a result, it was observed that the disease growth rates are higher in three cities, as they behave in a similar fashion with respect to the pandemic and differentiate to each other by the incidence of COVID-19 in their respective cities. It is argued that in a post-COVID-19 period, the characteristics of interconnection between the three cities must be valued, through public policies that promote the development of the region with a focus on reorganizing the city for its people.