Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases
Objectives: We sought to identify the epidemiological characteristics of the first case series of patients with COVID-19 in Oman. Methods: We included national surveillance data of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from 24 February to 17 April 2020. Analyses were performed using descriptiv...
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| author | Faryal Khamis Badria Al Rashidi Ibrahim Al-Zakwani Ahmed H. Al Wahaibi Salah T. Al Awaidy |
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| description | Objectives: We sought to identify the epidemiological characteristics of the first case series of patients with COVID-19 in Oman. Methods: We included national surveillance data of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from 24 February to 17 April 2020. Analyses were performed using descriptive and univariate statistics. Results: Of the 1304 patients studied, the mean age was 37.0±13.0 years old, 80.3% were males, and 35.8% were Omanis. The other mostly affected nationalities were Indian (29.1%), Bangladeshi (20.0%), and Pakistani (10.7%). Out of the total, 80.1% were from the Muscat governorate. Omani patients were significantly more likely to be males than females and aged between 20 and 59 years old (p < 0.001). On presentation, 95.9% cases were mild, 3.6% moderate, and 0.5% severe. The case fatality rate was 0.5%. All deaths were from Muscat governorate; four from Mutrah, one from A'Seeb, and one from Bawshar. Conclusions: This case series provides epidemiological characteristics as well as the early outcomes of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d87f2eec1b14082aa3668b27e6861642022-12-21T18:08:21ZengOman Medical Specialty BoardOman Medical Journal1999-768X2070-52042020-05-01353e145e14510.5001/omj.2020.60Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 CasesFaryal Khamis0Badria Al Rashidi1Ibrahim Al-Zakwani2Ahmed H. Al Wahaibi3Salah T. Al Awaidy4Adult Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, OmanDirectorate of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDirectorate of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health, Muscat, OmanOffice of Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Muscat, OmanObjectives: We sought to identify the epidemiological characteristics of the first case series of patients with COVID-19 in Oman. Methods: We included national surveillance data of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from 24 February to 17 April 2020. Analyses were performed using descriptive and univariate statistics. Results: Of the 1304 patients studied, the mean age was 37.0±13.0 years old, 80.3% were males, and 35.8% were Omanis. The other mostly affected nationalities were Indian (29.1%), Bangladeshi (20.0%), and Pakistani (10.7%). Out of the total, 80.1% were from the Muscat governorate. Omani patients were significantly more likely to be males than females and aged between 20 and 59 years old (p < 0.001). On presentation, 95.9% cases were mild, 3.6% moderate, and 0.5% severe. The case fatality rate was 0.5%. All deaths were from Muscat governorate; four from Mutrah, one from A'Seeb, and one from Bawshar. Conclusions: This case series provides epidemiological characteristics as well as the early outcomes of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2597covid-19epidemiologycoronavirusoman |
| spellingShingle | Faryal Khamis Badria Al Rashidi Ibrahim Al-Zakwani Ahmed H. Al Wahaibi Salah T. Al Awaidy Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases Oman Medical Journal covid-19 epidemiology coronavirus oman |
| title | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases |
| title_full | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases |
| title_short | Epidemiology of COVID-19 Infection in Oman: Analysis of the First 1304 Cases |
| title_sort | epidemiology of covid 19 infection in oman analysis of the first 1304 cases |
| topic | covid-19 epidemiology coronavirus oman |
| url | http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=2597 |
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