Epidemiology of COVID-19 in patients of a Social Security Institution in Tabasco, México

Abstract

Objective: Epidemiological Characterization of COVID-19 cases presented in the ISSET in the period from March 1st2020 to January 18th2021.Material and method: Descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study at the Social Security Institute of the State of Tabasco from March 1st2020 to January 18th2021. Data collected from the Respiratory Disease Surveillance System Platform. Numerical data were expressed as count proportions in percentages for categorical data. Incidence and case fatality rates were calculated.Results: 4,283 positive cases were registered for SARS-CoV-2, by rt-PCR, with the highest incidence of cases in women with 51.04% of cases aged 50 to 54 years, and 21% corresponding to health personnel entitled. The mortality rate was higher in men aged 60 to 64 years, associated with comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.Conclusion: The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased exponentially since it begin, health personnel have been directly affected. The mortality it presents is high, concentrating mainly in those over 60 years of age and with associated chronic non-communicable diseases, where it has atypical manifestations and catastrophic effects

Keywords

• sars-cov-2
• covid-19
• comorbidity
• incidenc
• mortality