Introduction:

The epidemic that had its beginning in the city of Wuhan in December 2019, has become a public health problem that is advancing at dizzying steps.

Objective:

To determine the clinical and epidemiological profile of Covid-19 patients treated at Hospital Apoyo I Santiago Apóstol - Utcubamba, 2020.

Method:

The type of research was observational, descriptive, and retrospective cross-sectional. The population consisted of 312 patients, of which A sample of 173 patients was drawn that met the conditions of being representative and adequate. All data processing and statistical calculations were done using Microsoft Excel 2019 software.

Results:

Regarding the results, it was determined that the epidemiological profile: male gender a total of 102 and female gender 71, representing 59.0% and 41.0% respectively; the average age of 45 years; most affected place of origin, the city of Bagua Grande, with a frequency of 162, which represents 93.6%. Regarding the clinical profile: diabetes mellitus presented a total of 7 cases, representing 4.1%; cardiovascular diseases with a frequency of 6, representing 3.5%; general malaise, a total of 75 cases, representing 43.4%; fever with a frequency of 66 cases, representing 38.2%; cough with a frequency of 56 cases, representing 32.4%; headaches with a frequency of 50 cases, representing 28.9%; and dyspnea with a frequency of 34, representing 19.7%.

Conclusion:

The male gender was predominant with comorbidities such as Diabetes Mellitus, general malaise, and elevated CRP.

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