Epidemiological profile of deaths from covid-19 in a northern municipality of minas gerais/Brazil

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of deaths from COVID-19 in the municipality of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais/Brazil, which occurred from the record of the first death until February 2, 2021. Methodology: this is an epidemiological, descriptive study, with secondary data extracted from the COVID-19 Epidemiological Bulletin, through the Epidemiological Surveillance of the Municipal Health Department of Montes Claros/MG. The variables evaluated were sex, age group, place of death, types of comorbidities and the main symptoms of COVID-19. Data extraction was performed on February 3, 2021. The data were grouped in Microsoft Excel® and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 for descriptive analyses with the presentation of absolute (n), relative frequencies (%), mean and standard deviation and bivariate analysis. Results: there were 258 deaths, of which 65.9% were male, the average age was 70 years (SD ± 17.2 years), 76.0% of deaths occurred in the age group ≥ 60 years old, 92.6% had some comorbidity, especially heart disease (48.9%), diabetes (37.6%) and hypertension (29.1%). The most prevalent symptoms were respiratory (dyspnea, saturation ≤ 95% and cough). Conclusion: the death profile of this study will subsidize public policies for decision making in the COVID-19 context in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais/Brazil, mainly focusing on elderly men with comorbidities.