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Editor, Senior Moderator
Gac Med Mex. 2020 May 14;156(4). [Epub ahead of print]
The new coronavirus that came from the East: analysis of the initial epidemic in Mexico.
Ornelas-Aguirre JM[SUP]1[/SUP].
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
As of March 23, 2020, suspension of non-essential activities was declared in Mexico throughout the country in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze data on the first 1,510 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico, and to describe the geographical distribution of the disease and its transmission dynamics.
METHOD:
Description of the first COVID-19 cases with real-time RT-PCR-positive test, as well as evaluation of epidemiological measures, cumulative incidence, rate of transmission, and mortality and lethality rates during the first month of the epidemic.
RESULTS:
Average age was 43 years, and 58 % were males; 44 % of initial cases were imported. Lethality in the population during the first month went from 1.08 to 3.97 per 100 cases; however, the trend is linear and similar to that observed in Europe.
CONCLUSIONS:
In Mexico, social distancing is being applied, but studies are still required on the dynamics of the epidemic, person-to-person transmission, incidence of subclinical infections, and patient survival.
PMID:32412512
The new coronavirus that came from the East: analysis of the initial epidemic in Mexico.
Ornelas-Aguirre JM[SUP]1[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
As of March 23, 2020, suspension of non-essential activities was declared in Mexico throughout the country in order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze data on the first 1,510 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico, and to describe the geographical distribution of the disease and its transmission dynamics.
METHOD:
Description of the first COVID-19 cases with real-time RT-PCR-positive test, as well as evaluation of epidemiological measures, cumulative incidence, rate of transmission, and mortality and lethality rates during the first month of the epidemic.
RESULTS:
Average age was 43 years, and 58 % were males; 44 % of initial cases were imported. Lethality in the population during the first month went from 1.08 to 3.97 per 100 cases; however, the trend is linear and similar to that observed in Europe.
CONCLUSIONS:
In Mexico, social distancing is being applied, but studies are still required on the dynamics of the epidemic, person-to-person transmission, incidence of subclinical infections, and patient survival.
PMID:32412512