RISK FACTORS, COMORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF COVID-19 PATIENTSAT ISOLATION CENTER IN AL-KHOMIS CITY, LIBYA

Abstract

Objectives: to estimate the epidemiological characteristics, comorbidity and risk factors among patients with Covid-19 symptoms, who were admitted and hospitalized in the isolation center 1 of Covid 19 in Al-khomis city, Libya.

Methods: A retrospective study on 143 patients whom hospitalized in the isolation center of Covid-19 in Al-Khomis city – Libya from the period of July 10, 2020 to November 26, 2020.

Results: The medical data of 143 patients of Covid-19 were subjected to the statistical analysis. The cases of males were more than females by 10%, and mortality rate among all patients was 26.6%. The study showed that the median age of patients was 63 years, while the average age of death was 70 years. The major complains of Covid-19 patients were fever, fatigue, dyspnea, and cough. The results showed that there was a significant difference between Oxygen saturation or SpO2 levels (average 66.7%) of death group compared with Covid-19 survivors (average 82.28%). The comorbidity among the patients included diabetes 49%, hypertension 30.1%, and respiratory diseases only 2.8%. The statistical analysis of the results revealed no significant difference among all of these diseases and the cause of death among the studied cases.

Conclusion: The males are more than females in the infection rate of Covid-19.  Patients aged 63 years or older should be considered as risk, and therefor medical follow up is required. Patients who had SpO2 levels less than 95% should have an urgent medical intervention to control the hypoxia and prevent other severe consequences.