Epidemiology and Comorbidity at MRH Mthatha Regional Hospital by Dr. R. Kaswa
This presentation by Dr. R. Kaswa from the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health at MRH Mthatha Regional Hospital covers the epidemiology, screening, testing, recoveries, mortality, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides statistics on COVID-19 cases, testing positivity rates, deaths, discharges, and staff infections, as well as demographics such as gender distribution and mean ages of patients. The data presented sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 with comorbidities at the hospital.
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Epidemiology and comorbidity at MRH Mthatha Regional Hospital Dr R Kaswa Senior lecturer Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health MBBS, FCFP, MMed, Dip HIV Man, Higher certificate in Health care Management
Background Introduction Statistics of Covid-19 screening and testing Statistics of Covid-19 recoveries with co-morbidity Statistics of Covid-19 mortality with co-morbidity Lesson learned from Pandemic
Introduction COVID-19 is caused by new strain of a coronavirus that first emerged in Hubei province in China in late 2019 Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses and can cause the common cold in humans. Covid-19 presented with the sudden onset of acute respiratory illness and at least one of the following: cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, loss of smell and test and fever ( 38 C) or history of fever irrespective of admission status.
Screening & Testing Total Tested =1849 - Tested Positive = 392 (Positivity rate-21.2%) - Total number of Deaths = 114 - Total number of patients Discharged = 130 - Total number of staff tested positive = 130
Number of patients Gender % Male 634 34.3 Female 1209 65.4 Not stated 6 .3 Total 1849 100.0
Mean age Male-42.6 Female-42.7
Covid19-results Mean Age (yrs) Number Std. Deviation Positive 45.5 384 16.1935 Negative 41.6 1406 14.6819 Intermediate 52.2 15 19.3998 Unsuitable 57.5 9 16.4173 Total 42.6 1814 15.1978
Month Mean age Number Std. Deviation March 39.500 2 17.6777 April 39.179 112 16.1185 May 41.393 788 13.5859 June 44.338 710 15.6628 July 43.818 202 18.0514 Total 42.677 1814 15.1978
Gender distributions of Covid-19 test at Mthatha Regional Hospital (MRH)
Monthly distributions of Covid-19 test at Mthatha Regional Hospital (MRH)
Monthly distributions of Covid-19 test results at MRH Month March April May June July Total Positive 0 3 85 233 71 392 Negative 2 109 713 482 127 1433 Positivity rate 0% 2.6% 10.6% 32.5% 35.8% 21.4%
Covid-19 results in different age groups 500 429 450 400 350 314 282 300 250 202 200 148 150 83 79 78 73 100 64 23 50 8 7 0 0 Less than 5 6 to 17 18 to 30 31 to40 41 to 50 51 to 60 Above 60 Positive Negative
Mean age distributions of Covid-19 recovered and died patient at MRH Covid19- results (yrs) Covid-19 positive 45.5 Covid-19 Recoveries 49.58 Covid-19 deaths 61,39 Mean Age Number Std. Deviation 384 16.1935 130 16.79 112 13.1788
Age and gender distrubations of patients discharged from covid-19 ward at MRH 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 <30 yrs 31-40 41-50 Male 51-60 61-70 >70 yrs Female
Comorbidity among discharged patients from Covid-19 ward at MRH 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 DM HPT DM/HPT HIV Male DM/HIV LRTI Others None Female
Gender and age distrubation of Covid-19 deaths 25 20 15 10 5 0 <30yrs 31-40 41-50 Male 51-60 61-70 >70yrs Female
Co-morbidity among patients who died due to Covid-19 at MRH 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 DM HPT DM/HPT RVD RVD/DM DM/HPT/RVD Others None Male Female
Co-morbidities among patients admitted in covid-19 ward at MRH LRTI None Others DM/RVD/HPT DM/RVD RVD DM/HPT HPT DM 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Deaths Discharged
Lesson learned from Pandemic Diabetes is most common co-morbidity among hospitalised patients. Diabetes is associated with poor outcome of hospitalised patients. Elderly people (mean age 61.39 yrs.) are at higher risk of death and there are no difference among both gender.
