The impact of Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh, India: A descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India is among the most severely affected countries in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, second to the USA. Until July 2022, there were 43 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 0.53 million Covid-19 deaths in India. Chhattisgarh, the twelfth-highest affected state by Covid-19 disease, has had an enormous mortality toll, with 14,046 deaths by 15^th July 2022. This study is a descriptive analysis of the Covid-19 deaths across Chhattisgarh from September 2021 to February 2022 (the third pandemic wave).

Materials and methods

All Covid-19 deaths that occurred between September 2021 to February 2022 were line-listed, and family members of all who died in the hospital were interviewed.

Results

356 Covid-19 deaths were included in the present study. The top

SUBMITTER: Agrawal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10931895 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature