Open AccessMortality Analysis of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Ambreen Chaudhry,
Aamer Ikram,
Mirza Amir Baig,
Muhammad Salman,
Tamkeen Ghafoor,
Zakir Hussain,
Mumtaz Ali Khan,
Jamil Ansari,
Anjum Syed,
Wasif Javed,
Ehsan Larik,
Muhammad Mohsan,
Naveed Masood,
Zeeshan Iqbal,
Khurram Shahzad Akram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the international journal of frontier sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-0367
pISSN - 2618-0359
DOI - 10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.291
Subject(s) - medicine , case fatality rate , epidemiology , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , covid-19 , comorbidity , pediatrics , mortality rate , disease , demography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , sociology , optics , endocrinology
COVID-19, a novel disease, appeared in December 2019 in China and rapidly spread across the world. Till the second week of April 2020, high incidence (2.9/100,000) and cases fatality rates (1.7%) were observed in Pakistan. This study was conducted to determine the temporal and spatial distribution of the first 100 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Pakistan and their associated demographic factors.
Method: A record review of the first 100 deaths reported among RT-PCR confirmed COVID-19 cases was conducted. Demographic, epidemiological, and risk factors information was obtained associated comorbidities and clinical signs and symptoms were recorded and frequencies were determined.
Results: A total of 100 mortalities with an overall case fatality rate of 1.67% (CFR) were analyzed. The median age of patients was 64.5 years (IQR: 54-70) with 75% (n=75) males. Among all deaths reported, 71 (71%) cases had one or more documented comorbidities at the time of diagnosis. The most frequently reported co-morbidities were: hypertension (67%), followed by Diabetes Mellitus (45%) and Ischemic Heart Diseases (27%). The most frequent presenting symptoms were shortness of breath (87%) and fever (79%). The median duration of illness was eight days (IQR: 4-11 days), the median delay reaching hospital to seek health care was three days (IQR: 0-6 days) while the median duration of hospital stay was also three days (IQR: 1-7 days). Among all, 62% had no history of international travel. The most affected age group was 60-69 years while no death reported in the age group below 20 years.