Dynamics of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in Poland: an epidemiological analysis of the first 2 months of the epidemic.
Pol Arch Intern Med
; 130(7-8): 615-621, 2020 08 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-761203
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) is an infectious disease caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.OBJECTIVES:
Our aim was to present an epidemiological analysis of the first 2 months (March and April 2020) of the COVID19 epidemic in Poland. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
This analysis was based on data from epidemiological reports collected between March 4 and April 30, 2020, by the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate. These epidemiological reports include data on sociodemographic characteristics of new laboratoryconfirmed COVID 19 cases, the number of COVID19-related deaths, the number of recovered COVID-19 patients as well as the number of laboratory tests performed.RESULTS:
From March 4 to April 30, 2020, a total of 12 877 laboratoryconfirmed COVID 19 cases were registered in Poland (55.7% women; mean [SD] age, 50.6 [20.5] years). The RT PCR test was performed in 338 000 patients. The notification rate for COVID19 was 33.2 per 100 000 inhabitants. One third of laboratoryconfirmed COVID 19 cases were among quarantined persons, 26.1% were related to the healthcare system (hospital or clinic), and 13.3% occurred in nursing homes. As of April 30, 2020, 644 COVID19-related deaths were registered in Poland (46.5% women). The death rate for the whole country was 1.7 per 100 000 inhabitants.CONCLUSIONS:
Our data showed higher notification rate for COVID19 among women than men, but men were more likely to die from COVID19. The notification rate for COVID-19 in Poland among women aged 45 to 54 years was 2fold higher than among men.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pol Arch Intern Med
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pamw.15430
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