EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF COVID-19 PATIENTS AT DATU BERU DICTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL, ACEH, INDONESIA
Keywords:
Pandemic, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Clinical ManifestationAbstract
Emergency hospitals aim to prevent community transmission of COVID 19 by isolating asymptomatic, mild, and moderately symptomatic patients. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID 19 patients admitted to this facility. This retrospective study reviewed data from patients treated at the Datuberu District General Hospital in Takengon, Aceh, Indonesia, from June to September 2021. Oropharyngeal preparation) was compared between severity groups. 19 cases of COVID of 413 were analyzed, of which 190 (46%) were asymptomatic, 93 (22.5%) were mild, and 130 (31.5%) were moderate. Most asymptomatic cases were male, young and free of comorbidities. Mild cases were predominantly female and younger, while most moderate cases were male and older. The number of patients with comorbidities was high in mild and moderate cases.