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Epidemiology of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Assiut Province in Egypt

Mohamed Z. E. Hafez, Ahmed Y. Nassar, Gamal A. Y. Nassar, Nashwa F. Abdel Hafez, Heba A. Hamed, Tahia H. Saleem

Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · pp. 19–25 · Published 4 Mar 2021

10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i230191

Abstract

Background: Mortality, severity, and recovery of COVID-19 are the main concern all over the world and are still not fully understood, particularly in the Middle East area. Objective: To analyze the prevalence and the characteristics of COVID-19 in Assiut Province in Egypt. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study that includes RT-q PCR- confirmed COVID-19 cases during the period from March7th 2020 to September17th 2020 in Assiut Province. Results: A total of 1201 cases are confirmed out of 2750 suspected cases.  The breakdown of the cases is as follows; 84% fully recovered, 14.6% died and 1.4% are still in quarantine at the time of writing this article. Severe cases occur in old ages with no deaths below 21 years of age. Male and female deaths are 59.4% and 40% respectively. The associated co-morbidities are mainly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellites, heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and obesity. Conclusion: The total percentage of infection in Assiut is 0.04%; it is lower than the percentage of the total infection in the country (0.1%). Respiratory failure is the leading cause of death in all patients.

Covid-19 mortality severity Assiut Egypt co-morbidity.

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