TY  - EJOU
AU  - Chaudhry, C. Ambreen
AU  - Ikram, I. Aamer
AU  - Baig, B. Mirza Amir
AU  - Salman, S. Muhammad
AU  - Ghafoor, G. Tamkeen
AU  - Hussain, H. Zakir
AU  - Khan, K. Mumtaz Ali
AU  - Ansari, A. Jamil Ahmed
AU  - Syed, S. Asif
AU  - Javed, J. Wasif
AU  - Larik, L. Ehsan
AU  - Mohsan, M. Muhammad
AU  - Masood, M. Naveed
AU  - Iqbal, I. Zeeshan
AU  - Akram, A. Khurram
TI  - Mortality Analysis of COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Pakistan
T2  - The International Journal of Frontier Sciences

PY  - 2024
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SN  - 2618-0367

AB  - 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.
KW  - Pakistan,Epidemiology,Co-morbidities,Cases Fatality Rate,Covid-19
DO  - 10.37978/tijfs.v4i2.291