Hospitalizations and mortality during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hong Kong followed a strict COVID-19 elimination strategy in 2020. We estimated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic responses on all-cause and cause-specific hospitalizations and deaths in 2020.

Methods

Interrupted time-series analysis using negative binomial regression accounting for seasonality and long-term trend was used on weekly 2010-2020 data to estimate the change in hospitalization risk and excess mortality occurring both within and out of hospitals.

Findings

In 2020, as compared to a 2010-2019 baseline, we observed an overall reduction in all-cause hospitalizations, and a concurrent increase in deaths. The overall hospitalization reduction (per 100,000 population) was 4809 (95% CI: 4692, 4926) in 2020, with respiratory diseases (632, 95% CI: 607,

SUBMITTER: Xin H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature