COVID-19’S GEOSPACIALIZATION IN THE CAMPINA GRANDE-PB BASED ON THE POPULATION MOBILITY OF THE CITIES INFLUENCE REGIONS (REGIC)

Abstract

The coronavirus showed a tendency to spread in large cities, caused by the intense movement of people, generating an intense concern for humanity. In large urban centers, the virus finds it easy to disperse due to population mobility, largely due to issues of health, trade, among others. To meet the needs of COVID-19 evolution data in the city of Campina Grande-PB, the concept of Regions of Influence of Cities (REGICs) developed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), which analyzes population displacement was used between cities that develop a link between specific uses. Thus, the objective of the study was to geospatialize COVID-19 in the city of Campina Grande based on the population mobility of the REGICs. Through the GIS environment, the data made available by the state health departments were spatialized through the organization in Excel spreadsheets, enabling the elaboration of graphs with the help of the R-studio software. The results obtained showed that the evolution of COVID-19 in the State of Paraíba, more precisely in the city of Campina Grande-PB, had as its main dissemination route the BR-230, which connects the state of Paraíba - PB from the coast to the hinterland. analyzed, confirmed cases intensified in the sertão and rural areas with the cities of Patos and Campina Grande, respectively, both in the state of Paraíba, reaching neighboring municipalities, which depend mainly on medical-hospital services, commerce, education, among others.