Objective: To analyze how population testing influences the health indicators used to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic in the 50 countries with the highest number of diagnosed cases. Methods: Ecological study, with secondary data, downloaded on 8/19/2020. Accumulated incidence, mortality rate, case-fatality rate, and proportion of positive tests were calculated. The data were described and presented graphically, w...
NIHR Global Health Research Program. EMLA has a CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship.; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil.; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil.; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Integração de Dados e Conhecimentos para Saúde. Salvador, BA, Brasil.; Universidade Federal da Bahia....