SARS-CoV2 pandemic in Arad

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Published: Jun 30, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70921/medev.v28i2.1084
Keywords:
Covid 19, Relative risk, Odds ratio

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I. Olariu
Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
T. Olariu
Department of general medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
H. Papiu
Department of general medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
C. Precup
Anatomy and Forensic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
I. Toma
Department XIV – microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara
L.R. Bran
Arad College of Nursing
V. Toma
Department of training in residence and postgraduate courses, Faculty of Medicine Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad
R.A. Popovici
Faculty of Dental Medicine, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara

Abstract

The SARS_CoV_2 pandemic is a lesson about biological threats, which put health systems under extreme stress. In Arad County it affected 16.4% of the population (n = 67,434 Covid_19 cases), the fatality rate being 2.71%. Four waves manifested between 01.03.2020 –31.03.2022 causing 1,828 deaths. The age distribution of the cases indicates an increased prevalence at 30-59 years and increased death rates at 60-80 years. The relative risk RR of death from Covid_19 in males compared to females is 1.3216 (P <0.0001). RR of death in rural versus urban is 1.3955 (P <0.0001); 52.51% of deaths occurred in males, 57.76% in rural areas and 86.54% in patients over 60 years. The sequencing of deaths according to waves and the odds ratio of deaths in wave 4 compared to waves 1-3 was 1.6527 (P <0.0001), 46.82% of deaths being recorded in wave 4 of the pandemic, predominantly caused by the Delta variant.

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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2022): Volume XXVIII, No. 2/2022
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