Who is dying from COVID-19 and when? An Analysis of fatalities in Tamil Nadu, India

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作者
Asirvatham, Edwin Sam [1 ]
Sarman, Charishma Jones
Saravanamurthy, Sakthivel P.
Mahalingam, Periasamy [2 ]
Maduraipandian, Swarna [3 ]
Lakshmanan, Jeyaseelan [4 ]
机构
[1] Hlth Syst Res India Initiat, Hlth Syst & Policy, Thiruvananthapuram 695004, Kerala, India
[2] New Hope Med Ctr, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Shepherd Hosp, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[4] Christian Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Biostat, Vellore 632002, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 2021年 / 9卷
关键词
COVID-19 in India; Age and sex-specific death rate; Comorbidities of COVID-19; Time interval between infection and death;
D O I
10.1016/j.cegh.2020.09.010
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, public health efforts must focus on preventing avoidable fatalities. Understanding the demographic and clinical characteristics of deceased COVID-19 patients; and estimation of time-interval between symptom onset, hospital admission and death could inform public health interventions focusing on preventing mortality due to COVID-19. Methods: We obtained COVID-19 death summaries from the official dashboard of the Government of Tamil Nadu, between 10th May and July 10, 2020. Of the 1783 deaths, we included 1761 cases for analysis. Results: The mean age of the deceased was 62.5 years (SD: 13.7). The crude death rate was 2.44 per 100,000 population; the age-specific death rate was 22.72 among above 75 years and 0.02 among less than 14 years, and it was higher among men (3.5 vs 1.4 per 100,000 population). Around 85% reported having any one or more comorbidities; Diabetes (62%), hypertension (49.2%) and CAD (17.5%) were the commonly reported co-morbidities. The median time interval between symptom onset and hospital admission was 4 days (IQR: 2, 7); admission and death was 4 days (IQR: 2, 7) with a significant difference between the type of admitting hospital. One-fourth of (24.2%) deaths occurred within a day of hospital admission. Conclusion: Elderly, male, people living in densely populated areas and people with underlying comorbidities die disproportionately due to COVID-19. While shorter time-interval between symptom onset and admission is essential, the relatively short time interval between admission and death is a concern and the possible reasons must be evaluated and addressed to reduce avoidable mortality.
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