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- Title
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FIRST AND SECOND WAVES OF COVID-19 IN KASHMIR AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE OF NORTH INDIA.
- Authors
Magrey, Ashiq Hussain; Qureshi, Abid; Farhana, Anjum; Ahirwar, Kamlesh Kumar; Khan, Pathan Amanulla
- Abstract
Many countries have seen a two-wave pattern in reported cases of coronavirus disease-19 during the 2020 pandemic, with a first wave during spring followed by the current second wave in late summer and autumn. Empirical data show that the characteristics of the effects of the virus do vary between the two periods. Differences in age range and severity of the disease have been reported, although the comparative characteristics of the two waves still remain largely unknown. The first period, between peaking in September 2020, corresponding to the first wave and the second peaking in May 2021 corresponding to part of the second wave. The number of cases increased four times in the second wave as compared to the first one. Younger patients and womenwere more reported in the second wave. The most frequent signs and symptoms in both waves were fever, shortness of breath and cough. Several differences in mortality risk factors were also observed. These results might help to understand the characteristics of the second wave and the behavior and danger of SARS-CoV-2 in the valley.
- Subjects
INDIA; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19; MORTALITY risk factors; SYMPTOMS; TERTIARY care
- Publication
Biochemical & Cellular Archives, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p177
- ISSN
0972-5075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51470/bca.2024.24.1.177