Covid 19 death analysis in Colombia

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https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.1528

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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Colombia

Resumen

Introduction: This article shows an analysis of the evolution up until date (May 4-2021), of official coronavirus cases statistics (CC) and the total number of deaths (TND) due to SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia. Additionally, said information is shown in correlation to other variables such as Case Fatality Rate (CFR), age range of persons, their typical reported co-morbidities and the cities where there has been highest concentration of cases. Materials and Methods: From March 16 2020 until today, information regarding the daily number of new confirmed cases (DNC) and daily confirmed deaths (DD) was registered in a database with the purpose of estimating the evolution of CC, TND and CFR. The age of deceased was also registered, as well as their gender, prior co-morbidities and city of death. The evolution of TND with the time of other countries were compared to that of Colombia. A mathematical equation that represents the epidemiological curve of TND evolution of different countries across time was defined. Results: In Colombia, the average age of people who die due to COVID-19 is of 69.5±14.7 years (median and mode of 71 and 80 years, respectively), and the virus is less lethal amongst a population under the age of 40. The greater part of deaths have taken place in people with prior co-morbidities and of the male gender. Conclusion: Most of the persons that have deceased are those of senior age, mainly with prior co-morbidities, and predominantly of male gender. Epidemiological peaks of COVID-19 are consistent with the rainy and winter seasons, and with the traditional epidemiological peaks of flu or influenza.

How to cite this Article: Rondón-Quintana Hugo Alexander, Zafra-Mejía Carlos Alfonso. Covid 19 death analysis in Colombia. Revista Cuidarte. 2021;12(3):e.1528 http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.1528

Biografía del autor/a

Hugo Alexander Rondón-Quintana, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.

Carlos Alfonso Zafra-Mejía, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.

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2021-08-20

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Rondón-Quintana HA, Zafra-Mejía CA. Covid 19 death analysis in Colombia. Revista Cuidarte [Internet]. 20 de agosto de 2021 [citado 28 de marzo de 2024];12(3). Disponible en: https://revistas.udes.edu.co/cuidarte/article/view/1528

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