id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-286130-4f7otdx1 Xavier, Joilson The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil: insights from epidemiological data and SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing 2020-08-11 .txt text/plain 4670 233 50 title: The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil: insights from epidemiological data and SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing To better understand the recent epidemic in the second most populous state in southeast Brazil Minas Gerais (MG) we sequenced 40 complete SARS-CoV-2 genomes from MG cases and examined epidemiological data from three Brazilian states. Initial phylogenetic analysis using the first two SARS-CoV-2 complete genomes isolated in São Paulo from travellers returning from Italy revealed two independent introductions into the country relative to the data set available at that time [13] . Herein, we present a summary of epidemiological data and the generation and analysis of 40 new SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences isolated from clinical samples of confirmed cases from MG. ./cache/cord-286130-4f7otdx1.txt ./txt/cord-286130-4f7otdx1.txt