COVID-19 Pandemic: Trend Analysis with Respect to District Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, Northern India

ABSTRACT

With 1st case being reported in Wuhan city of China in December 2019, COVID?19 infection cases made their way to every corner of the world. Then, on January 07, 2020, laboratory results led to pneumonia being named as COVID?19. Scant data is available from Northern India, thus to reveal the trend of COVID?19 infection since last year of COVID?19 pandemic onset, this study took shape. The unit of analysis of our study was District Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. Till February 05, 2021, a total of 4625 cases of COVID?19 virus were reported in District Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. Negative history of close contact with COVID?19 patient (66.1%) constituted the most common exposure, majority (84.4%) were asymptomatic and comorbidities were present in 68 (1.5%). COVID?19 infection was more prevalent among younger age group, with higher male predominance, with comorbid being at higher risk, hence most stringent measures must be adopted.