The International Journal of Frontier Sciences (Jul 2024)

Mortality Analysis of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Pakistan

  • Ambreen Chaudhry,
  • Aamer Ikram,
  • Mirza Amir Baig,
  • Muhammad Salman,
  • Tamkeen Ghafoor,
  • Zakir Hussain,
  • Mumtaz Ali Khan,
  • Jamil Ahmed Ansari,
  • Asif Syed,
  • Wasif Javed,
  • Ehsan Larik,
  • Muhammad Mohsan,
  • Naveed Masood,
  • Zeeshan Iqbal,
  • Khurram Akram

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.291
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2

Abstract

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Introduction: 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.

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