Characteristics of Moderate-Critical COVID-19 Patients: Retrospective Study at RSUP. M. Djamil Padang in June-August 2021

COVID-19 in Indonesia reached the highest number in June-August 2021 so the government has carried out many policies to tackle this problem. This study aims to determine the characteristics of patients with confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) of moderate-critical degree at RSUP. M. Djamil Padang June-August 2021 period. This type of research is descriptive with a sample size of 306 patients with confirmed COVID-19 of moderate-critical degree who were hospitalized. This research was conducted from October to December 2021 at Dr. M. Djamil Padang Hospital. Data were collected and processed using the Consecutive Sampling technique. The results of this study found that women (56.86%) were more confirmed positive for COVID-19 than men and were often found in the age range ≥56-65 years. The most common comorbidity is hypertension (35.62%), the average length of treatment of patients hospitalized is <15 days (77.2%) with the most treatment outcome being death (36.2%). Conclusions and suggestions based on this study found that the elderly are more at risk of being infected with COVID-19 as well as experiencing worsening conditions and it is hoped that the entire community will remain strict in maintaining health protocols and following vaccinations. Keywords: coronavirus, covid-19, pandemic.