Epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak in a secondary hospital in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In 2019 Chinese authorities alerted of the appearance of a cluster of cases of unknown pneumonia related to a new type of coronavirus. Spain is among the most affected countries. Our aim is to describe the cases of COVID-19 at Infanta Sofía University Hospital (Madrid), a public secondary hospital that increased its hospital beds to provide assistance during the outbreak.

Methods

Retrospective descriptive study of cases that met COVID-19 clinical diagnosis criteria or had a positive PCR test from February 27 to June 29, 2020. A description of demographic variables, hospital stay, mortality and the epidemiological curve was performed.

Results

Of 1,828 confirmed cases, 64.4% were hospitalised, 5.6% were admitted to the ICU. About 52.2% were male. The median a

SUBMITTER: Giesen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature