Indian Journal of Medical Research (Jan 2021)

Epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 – Pune, 2020-2021

  • Sumit D Bhardwaj,
  • Manohar Lal Choudhary,
  • Yogesh K Gurav,
  • Priya Abraham,
  • Varsha A Potdar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_442_21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 153, no. 5
pp. 542 – 545

Abstract

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The present study describes the epidemiological characteristics of 3,08,259 suspected cases of COVID-19 from the Pune district, India. The samples were referred for COVID-19 testing between January 24, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Demographic and clinical data were extracted from the ICMR-portal as a single dataset and analyzed. Of the 3,08,259 samples tested, 2,63,833 (85.6%) were asymptomatic. Symptomatic cases ratio in the first and the second COVID-19 wave was 1:2. Among symptomatic cases, cough was the most common complaint, followed by fever. Among the COVID-19 positives, one-fifth were asymptomatic, highlighting the necessity for close contact tracing even among apparently healthy contacts. The second wave of COVID-19 had double the per cent of symptomatic individuals as compared to the first wave.

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