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Year : 2021 | Volume
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COVID-19 – a descriptive study of demographic trends in Rajasthan, listed in top five affected states of India
Sudhir Bhandari1, Ajit S Shaktawat1, Raman Sharma1, Sudhir Mehta1, Bhoopendra Patel2, Kapil Gupta3, Sanjay K Singhal3, Jitendra Gupta3, Shivankan Kakkar4, Kavita Yadav3, Amit Tak3, Amitabh Dube3
1 Department of Medicine, S.M.S. Medical College and Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 2 Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Barmer, Rajasthan, India 3 Department of Physiology, S.M.S. Medical College and Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4 Department of Pharmacology, S.M.S. Medical College and Attached Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Correspondence Address:
Bhoopendra Patel Teaching Faculty Quarters, Government Medical College, Barmer, Rajasthan 344001 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/mmj.mmj_183_20
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Objective
The aim was to investigate the epidemiological profile and disease trend of nCOVID-19 in Rajasthan, listed among the top five COVID-19-affected states in India.
Background
The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created a huge burden on health care system, and every nation, including India, has been struggling to contain the spread of this virus through various measures, including nationwide lockdowns.
Methods
The present observational descriptive study was performed on available epidemiological data of the state of nCOVID-19, from March 2, 2020, to April 22, 2020, and highlights epidemiological profile and disease trend of nCOVID-19 in the state of Rajasthan.
Results
Rajasthan in India reported 1918 nCOVID-19 cases with 25 deaths as of April 22, 2020. The nCOVID-19 exhibited a sex bias with a preponderance for male patients (62.7%), with a male: female ratio of 1.68. Individuals in the age group of 16–30 years represented the highest percentage (34.7%) of nCOVID-19 cases. The recovery rate and death rate were 31.8 and 1.5%, respectively. Higher proportion of cases in Rajasthan belonged to districts located in eastern plains and arid western zones.
Conclusion
Implementation of lockdown, along with mandatory advisory on practices like social distancing, wearing of facial mask, and frequent hand washing in India, remains a crucial step in containment of this pandemic. Moreover, timely and adequate changes of guidelines as issued by Indian Council of Medical Research, India, have led to flattening of the epidemiological curve.
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