作者
Esayas Kebede Gudina, Dabesa Gobena, Tessema Debela, Daniel Yilma, Tsinuel Girma, Zeleke Mekonnen, Mirkuzie Woldie, Dereje Abdena, Gemechu Shume, Birhanu Kenate, Meles Lemi, Dereje Diriba, Tizta Tilahun Degfie
发表日期
2021/3/1
来源
BMJ open
卷号
11
期号
3
页码范围
e046764
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Introduction
Despite unrelenting efforts to contain its spread, COVID-19 is still causing unprecedented global crises. Ethiopia reported its first case on 13 March 2020 but has an accelerated case load and geographical distribution recently. In this article, we described the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Oromia Region, the largest and most populous region in Ethiopia, during the early months of the outbreak.
Methods
We analysed data from the COVID-19 surveillance database of the Oromia Regional Health Bureau. We included all reverse transcription-PCR-confirmed cases reported from the region between 13 March and 13 September 2020.
Results
COVID-19 was confirmed in 8955 (5.5%) of 164 206 tested individuals. The test positivity rate increased from an average of 1.0% in the first 3 months to 6.3% in August and September. About 70% (6230) of the cases were men; the mean age was 30.0 years (SD=13.3 …
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