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Analysis of corona virus mortality rates in a public health unit in the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas

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  • Icler Naun Sisalema Aguilar
  • Fernando Bolívar Mena Hidalgo
  • Alice Mishell Mantilla Moreira
  • Francisco Gabriel Morejón Vallejo

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The global health crisis generated by the Coronavirus pandemic resulted in a global imbalance in several spheres. This research aims to provide a detailed summary of the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of the disease by analyzing data from a public institution in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas between 2020 and 2022. Using a retrospective cross-sectional approach, the researchers analyzed data from a health unit database. Non-probabilistic convenience sampling was chosen. The findings revealed that positive cases represented 35 % in 2020, 41 % in 2021, and 22 % in 2022 of the total periods studied. The most common symptoms included fever, cough, and dyspnea. In addition, a high mortality rate was observed during 2020, with 63 % of the total deaths, adding up to a total of 874 deaths over the three years analyzed. This study provides valuable evidence on the progression and impact of COVID-19 in a public health context, highlighting the variability in case prevalence and symptom severity over time. Health prevention actions were proposed taking as experience the data provided by this research.

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:datame:v:2:y:2023:i::p:342:id:1056294dm2023342
DOI: 10.56294/dm2023342
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