Biological and Epidemiological Trends in the Prevalence and Mortality Due to Outbreaks of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19

Abstract

The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection outbreak has posed a major threat to the international health system and economy. This study is aimed at investigating the biological and epidemiological trends in the prevalence and mortality due to outbreaks of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The data on the global outbreak of COVID-19, were obtained from World Health Organization (WHO), Worldometer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and research institutes. The information was also recorded from research documents published in global scientific journals indexed in Pub Med and Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science on the trends in the prevalence and mortality due to COVID-19 infection outbreaks. The results show rising trends in the transmission, prevalence and mortality rate due to coronavirus COVID-19. During the period of December 29, 2019 through March 31, 2020, it has infected 750,890 people worldwide, resulting in 36,405 deaths with a mortality rate of 4.84%. The infections were more frequent among male gender over 60 years of age. The mean growth rate index for total number of cases from January 23 to March 31, 2020 was 1.20 and growth rate index for mortality rate was 1.12. There was a positive association between the prevalence and mortality rate (R2 = 0.996). The novel coronavirus COVID-19 is highly contagious and has affected a large number of people worldwide. It is still spreading with mutable prevalence and mortality outbreak trends. The global health officials have taken priority measures to prevent further outbreaks of this emerging pathogen across the globe. However, the rising number of cases and mortality risk estimates are demonstrating that enhanced public health mediations, good hygienic conditions, social distancing, and movement limitations may control the COVID-19 epidemics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2020
Accession Number
AD1105963

Entities

People

  • Adnan M. Usmani
  • Anusha S. Meo
  • David C. Klonoff
  • Sultan A. Meo
  • Thamir Al-khlaiwi
  • Thanh D Hoang

Organizations

  • King Saud University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Covid-19
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epidemics
  • Growth Factors
  • Hygiene
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Mers-Cov
  • Public Health
  • Quarantine
  • Regression Analysis
  • Sars
  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology