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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
CUARTAS, Daniel E. et al. SARS-coV-2 spatio - temporal analysis in Cali, Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.2, pp.138-143. Epub May 26, 2020. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v21n3.86431.
Objective
To describe the spatio-temporal distribution of the COVID-19 in the city of Cali during the first month of the epidemic.
Methods
An exploratory analysis of spatial data was carried out, consisting of a kernel density analysis and the presence of spatial patterns was verified by the K-Ripley function.
Results
The spatial distribution of the cases tends to initially concentrate in the north and south of the city, with a changing dynamic towards the east and west.
Conclusions
The identified spatial pattern may be influenced by the isolation measures taken at the local and national level, but the effect of the low access of the general population to diagnostic tests, delays and restraints to know the results cannot be ruled out and even possible biases due to difficulties in the technique of taking the sample or its conservation.
Keywords : Spatial analysis; coronavirus infections; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19 virus, medical geography (source: MeSH, NLM).
