COVID-19: Eastern Sudanese population demographics and prevalence

Abstract

Background: Sudan has a significant frequency of COVID-19 infections. Since the first case was disclosed, the Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health has increased monitoring at entrances. A variety of influences have culminated in the outbreak of cases in Sudan, all of which are intimately relevant to the disease's public propagation. Methods: A hospital-based analytical Cross-Sectional study was implemented at the second wave of the corona pandemic. Seven hundred and seventy patients were submitted in the Red Sea State from April to September 2020. Prevalence and characteristics of suspected COVID-19 patients including: gender predominance, most susceptible age group, mortality rate, comorbidity as associated risk factors and forecast the second wave scenarios. Results: COVID-19 RNA was detectable in four hundred and eighteen patients out of a total of seven hundred and seventy, with a value of more than fifty-four percent. Two hundred and seventy-two cases were male, constituting more than sixty percent of the study participants. The study population's mortality rate remained at 14%, with seventy of the four hundred and eighteen deaths reported. Cardiovascular disease was the leading cause of mortality, followed by diabetes, hypertension, chronic pulmonary diseases, and cancer. Each of these medical conditions contributed to more than 10% of all fatalities. Conclusion: The study concluded that COVID-19 is prevalent among the Sudanese Red Sea State's populace. Males are more susceptible to infection than females. The elderly are more prone to COVID-19 than other age groups. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, malignancy, and chronic respiratory conditions. All these chronic, debilitating illnesses are related to the high mortality rate.