Descriptive epidemiology of COVID-19 deaths in the first, second, and third pandemic waves: A comparative study from Southern India
| Autor: | Manu Mathews, K. Ramesan, Ajith Kumar, Simi Kurian, Binoo Divakaran |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 7, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2467-9100 2091-0576 |
| DOI: | 10.3126/ajms.v13i7.45249 |
| Popis: | Background: India has seen a three-wave pattern of COVID-19 infections. With the looming threat of recurrent waves with mutated strains, it is important to understand the demographic and clinical characteristics of the deceased COVID-19 patients in these three waves to identify the vulnerable population and guide public health interventions to decrease COVID-19-related mortality. Aims and Objectives: The study was done to compare the age distribution, mean duration of illness, clinical characteristics, coexisting comorbidities, and causes of COVID-19-related deaths during the three pandemic waves. Materials and Methods: We obtained COVID-19 death summaries from the medical records of a large tertiary health-care center in North Kerala, India. Three groups of COVID-19 deaths were selected: The first group included patients who died in the first wave between July 01, 2020, and December 31, 2020 (n=311), the second group included those who died in the second wave between March 01, 2021, and June 30, 2021 (n=431), and the third group included those who died in the third wave between January 01, 2022, and March 15, 2022 (n=76). Results: The mean age of the deceased was significantly higher for the third wave (P |
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