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BACKGROUND
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019 and since then has engulfed the entire globe at an unprecedented pace. The virus has infected all age groups, both males and females with or without symptoms and with significant variations. In this study, we wanted to analyse the data related to demographic features of COVID-19-infected patients mainly focusing on their age, gender and symptoms.
METHODS
This was a hospital-based retrospective study that included all laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases which were declared SARS-COV-2 real-time RT-PCR positive by VRDL, SMCH, Silchar from March 2020 to August 2021. Data related to the demographic characteristics of patients with COVID-19 infection was retrieved from the ICMR-COVID-19 portal of the laboratory and analysed.
RESULTS
The study included 8065 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases which involved 5605 cases during the first wave and 2460 cases during the second wave of COVID-19, diagnosed from different districts of South Assam. The majority of infected patients were of the younger age group of 20-30 years. The mean age of the patients was almost similar in both waves i.e. 35.9 and 38.4 years. Of the total enrolled patients, 91.7% were reported asymptomatic while 8.3 % were symptomatic with fever and cough being the commonest ones.
CONCLUSIONS
The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge burden on healthcare facilities. The majority of the infected patients presenting to our hospital were young and asymptomatic, thus posing risk to the community. Hence, it is crucial to practice proper hygiene, wearing of masks and complete the vaccination schedule to achieve better vigilance to combat the COVID-19 pandemic more efficiently and effectively.
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WHO. Coronavirus. World Health Organization. Available from: https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
Andrews MA, Areekal B, Rajesh KR, et al. First confirmed case of COVID-19 infecion in India: a case report. Indian J Med Res 2020;151(5):490-2.
Chanda DD, Upadhyay S, Rajkhowa P, Choudhury B. Prolong shedding of SARS COV-2 in Leukemia patient: First COVID-19 case of Assam, north-eastern India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2021;39:S71.
COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic. August 31, 2021. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Directorate General of Health Services (EMR Division), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Revised guidelines on clinical management of COVID-19. Available from: https://www.mohfw.gov. in/pdf/Revised National Clinical Management Guideline for COVID1931032020.
Soni SL, Kajal K, Yaddanapudi LN, et al. Demographic & clinical profile of patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary care hospital in north India. Indian J Med Res 2021;153(1&2):115-25.
Jamil M, Bhattacharya PK, Barman B, et al. Clinical and demographic profile of COVID-19 patients: a tertiary level hospital-based study from Northeast India. Cureus 2021;13(10):e18881.
Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, et al. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A retrospective cohort study. Lancet 2020;395(10229):1054-62.
Richardson S, Hirsch JS, Narasimhan M, et al. Presenting characteristics, comorbidities, and outcomes among 5700 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the New York city area. JAMA 2020;323(20):2052-9.
Grasselli G, Zangrillo A, Zanella A, et al. Baseline characteristics and outcomes of 1591 patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to ICUs of the Lombardy Region, Italy. JAMA 2020;323(16):1574-81.
Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, et al. Clinical and epidemiologic profile of the initial COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2020;90(1):193-6.
Day M. Covid-19: four fifths of cases are asymptomatic, China figures indicate. BMJ 2020;369:m1375.