A cross-sectional study on COVID19 mortality among people below 30 years of age in Tamilnadu-2020

Abstract

\n Introduction\n The COVID19 pandemic has turned out to be one of the public health* burdens in 2020. The fear of deaths due to COVID19 has surmounted even in developed countries and hasn t spared young age. This study aims in assessing the mortality due to COVID19 among patients below 30years of age in TamilNadu.\n \n Methods\n The data was collected from a publicly available secondary data source(www.stopcorona.tn.gov.in)which is an official COVID19 state dashboard. Details of the young COVID19 deaths* under 30yrs of age, their gender, symptoms, Co-morbidities, date of symptoms, date of admission, and death were collected till October 2020. A total of 158 deaths were included in the analysis. Fischer exact test and Mann Whitney U test* were used and p-value <0.05 was considered significant.\n \n Results\n Among the 158 COVID19 deaths under 30 years of age, the median age affected was 25 years(IQR-7) and 70.3% (n-111) had at least one co-morbidity*. The median time interval between symptom onset and hospital admission was 3 days (IQR-3) and between admission and death was 4 days(IQR-7).There was a significant association of myocarditis, refractory seizures, Central nervous system involvement as the cause of death in the age group 0–15years, compared with 16–30years(p\xa0<\xa00.05). The majority of deaths occurred with a late presentation, also patients with higher age were admitted after 2 days of symptoms and the results were statistically significant(p\xa0<\xa00.05).\n \n Conclusion\n Understanding the age-dependent risk gradient and their trend of this new virus at young age* is essential for public health planning and prevent future deaths, future research gateways.\n