Clinical Characteristics Associated in COVID-19 With Mortality: A Retrospective Observational Study

In late 2019, a pneumonia-like outbreak in Wuhan, China, led to the identification of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. The disease rapidly spread worldwide, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to designate it as COVID-19. Following the initial cases in China, infections soared globally, with the first cases outside China reported in Thailand on January 11, 2020. By March, India recorded its first death linked to COVID-19, with the virus spreading to every state except Sikkim by mid-April. Our study assessed factors associated with COVID-19 mortality among 50 patients, finding higher death rates among males (62%) and those with comorbidities like hypertension (64%) and diabetes (54%). Older adults (ages 61–80+) were particularly vulnerable. Hypoxic shock with cardiac arrest was the primary cause of death (60%), and viral pneumonia was prevalent (74%).