%0 Journal Article
%A Chaudhry, Ambreen Chaudhry
%A Ikram, Aamer Ikram
%A Baig, Mirza Amir Baig
%A Salman, Muhammad Salman
%A Ghafoor, Tamkeen Ghafoor
%A Hussain, Zakir Hussain
%A Khan, Mumtaz Ali Khan
%A Ansari, Jamil Ahmed Ansari
%A Syed, Asif Syed
%A Javed, Wasif Javed
%A Larik, Ehsan Larik
%A Mohsan, Muhammad Mohsan
%A Masood, Naveed Masood
%A Iqbal, Zeeshan Iqbal
%A Akram, Khurram Akram
%D 2024
%J The International Journal of Frontier Sciences

%@ 2618-0367

%V 4
%N 2
%P 1

%T Mortality Analysis of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Pakistan
%M doi:10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.291
%U https://tijfs.jams.pub/article/4/2/70
%X 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.