Addis Adera Gebru1,2,3, Tadesse Birhanu4, Eshetu Wendimu5, Agumas Fentahun Ayalew6, Selamawit Mulat7, Hussen Zakir Abasimel8, Ali Kazemi9, Bosenu Abera Tadesse10, Beniam Adera Gebru11, Berhanu Senbeta Deriba12, Nigus Shimelis Zeleke13, Abebe Gule Girma4, Bulgantsetseg Munkhbat4, Qamar Kassim Yusuf14, Amana Ogeto Luke2, Dejene Hailu15. 1. International Relation Directorate Director, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 2. Department of Public Health, Reft Valley University, College of Health Sciences, Abichu Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 3. Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kotebe Metropolitan University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 4. Department of Animal Sciences (Specialist on Infectious Diseases), College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 5. Research and Community Services Vice President, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 6. Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia. 7. Injibara Woreda Health Office, Regulatory Officer, Injibara, Ethiopia. 8. Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 9. Department of Health Economics, School of Public Health, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 10. Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 11. Addis Ababa City Adminstration Public Procurnment and Materials, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 12. Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 13. Department of Sociology, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia. 14. Northern Counties Community Empowerment, Garissa, Kenya. 15. Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The novel Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) is the major public health burden in the world. The morbidity and mortality of global community due to this disease is dramatically increasing from time to time. OBJECTIVE: This situational analysis is aimed to analysis prevalence, and incidence of COVID-19 and to provide clear information about this disease for the scientific community, stakeholders and healthcare practitioners and decision-makers. METHODS: The literatures were identified by searching the key relevant and officially known online databases: medRxiv, Google scholar and PubMed. The online databases contain archives of most English biomedical journals and scientific papers published online from 31 December to 3 April 2020 were included. After the literature search, articles were screened independently by two reviewers for eligibility. RESULTS: The world continents have confirmed a total of 1,202,320 confirmed COVID-19 cases: (51.2%) in Europe, (27.7%) in North America, (17.9%) in Asia, (1.96%) in South America and at less number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa and Australia which was accounted 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively. However, this review showed that there was significantly increased the confirmed COVID-19 cases by 109,555 in Asia, 8,658 in Africa, 332,866 in North America, 20,269 in South America, 568,894 in Europe, 5,051 in Australia and 1,045,403 in the whole world continent except Antarctica during the review period. The overall results showed that there were 1,098,762 cases and 59,172 deaths have recorded during the review period. The result zero number of deaths with COVID-19 was observed in 66 countries.
BACKGROUND: The novel Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19) is the major public health burden in the world. The morbidity and mortality of global community due to this disease is dramatically increasing from time to time. OBJECTIVE: This situational analysis is aimed to analysis prevalence, and incidence of COVID-19 and to provide clear information about this disease for the scientific community, stakeholders and healthcare practitioners and decision-makers. METHODS: The literatures were identified by searching the key relevant and officially known online databases: medRxiv, Google scholar and PubMed. The online databases contain archives of most English biomedical journals and scientific papers published online from 31 December to 3 April 2020 were included. After the literature search, articles were screened independently by two reviewers for eligibility. RESULTS: The world continents have confirmed a total of 1,202,320 confirmed COVID-19 cases: (51.2%) in Europe, (27.7%) in North America, (17.9%) in Asia, (1.96%) in South America and at less number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa and Australia which was accounted 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively. However, this review showed that there was significantly increased the confirmed COVID-19 cases by 109,555 in Asia, 8,658 in Africa, 332,866 in North America, 20,269 in South America, 568,894 in Europe, 5,051 in Australia and 1,045,403 in the whole world continent except Antarctica during the review period. The overall results showed that there were 1,098,762 cases and 59,172 deaths have recorded during the review period. The result zero number of deaths with COVID-19 was observed in 66 countries.
Authors: Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska; Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld; Karolina Kłoda; Michele Simeone; Krzysztof Woźniak; Gianrico Spagnuolo Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-11-24 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Mohammad Haji Aghajani; Mohammad Sistanizad; Asma Pourhoseingholi; Ziba Asadpoordezaki; Niloufar Taherpour Journal: Clin Epidemiol Glob Health Date: 2021-10-06
Authors: Behnood Bikdeli; David Jiménez; Pablo Demelo-Rodriguez; Francisco Galeano-Valle; José Antonio Porras; Raquel Barba; Cihan Ay; Radovan Malý; Andrei Braester; Egidio Imbalzano; Vladimir Rosa; Ramón Lecumberri; Carmine Siniscalchi; Ángeles Fidalgo; Salvador Ortiz; Manuel Monreal Journal: Viruses Date: 2022-01-18 Impact factor: 5.048