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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a serious public health challenge the world over, has led to significant health concerns in Sierra Leone. In the present study, epidemic indices, such as the number of cases, positivity rate, reproduction rate (R0), case fatality rate (CFR), age, and sex, were used to characterize the epidemiological trends of COVID-19. As of October 31, 2021, a total of 6,398 cases and 121 related deaths had been confirmed. The total number of COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted to October 31, 2021, was 249,534, and the average positivity rate was 2.56%. Three waves of COVID-19 were recorded, occurring during weeks 15–46 in 2020 (2,351 cases), week 47 in 2020 to week 15 in 2021 (1,654 cases), and weeks 17–43 in 2021 (2,354 cases), respectively. Remarkably, there was no increase in the numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases despite rising test numbers throughout the three waves. Moreover, three high R0 values were obser ....
Background: Saudi Arabia, a prominent Arabian country, has 35.3 million persons living in 2.2 million square kilometers, undergone serious threats, recently, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the built in infrastructure and disciplined life, the country could address this pandemic. Aims: This analysis of COVID-19 cases in Saudi Arabia, attempts to assess the situation, explore its global percentage share, percentage of population affected, and local distribution from the beginning of infection till recently, tracing historical developments and changes. Data and methods: This analysis made use of data released by the Ministry of Health on a daily basis for a number of parameters. They are compiled on excel sheet on a daily basis: the dataset has undergone rigorous analysis along the trends and patterns; proportion to the world statistics and geographic distribution. Results: COVID-19 spread rapidly in the country with periodic variations, spreading rapidly across the country during Jun ....
Frontiers | Molecular Phylogenesis and Spatiotemporal Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Southeast Asia frontiersin.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from frontiersin.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Small Saudi study finds 12% in ICU had both MERS and COVID-19 Out of 67 intensive care unit (ICU) patients who underwent simultaneous SARS-CoV-2 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) testing in Saudi Arabia, 8 (11.9%) had coinfections, according to a new Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease study. The study didn t find any anomalous symptoms or mortality rates, although the researchers say more data are needed around mortality. The study ran from Mar 14 to Oct 19, 2020, and found that most coinfected patients were male (75.0%) and obese (87.5%). Average patient age was 44. The most common symptoms were cough (87.5%), history of fever (87.5%), and abdominal pain (75.0%), and the average hospital and ICU stay was 21.1 and 10.9 days, respectively. All eight were treated with supportive therapy and corticosteroids, and seven had to receive mechanical ventilation for an average of 6.7 days. ....