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. 2020 Sep-Oct;14(5):1205-1211.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.004. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery time of patients in India: A pilot study

Manash Pratim Barman  1 , Tousifur Rahman  2 , Krishnarjun Bora  1 , Chandan Borgohain  3
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COVID-19 pandemic and its recovery time of patients in India: A pilot study

Manash Pratim Barman et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Background and aims: Covid-19 virus started from Wuhan, China and has brought the world down to its knees. It has catapulted as a venomous global phenomenon. This study focuses on the Covid-19 situation in India and its recovery time.

Method: The study period is from March 1, 2020 to April 25, 2020. A random sample of 221 individuals found positive with Covid-19 from March 1, 2020 to 31st March is included in the study which is followed up April 25, 2020. There is a male preponderance in the sample with 66% of the Covid-19 patients being male and about 34% being female. Kaplan-Meier Product limit estimator, Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Log-rank test are used to analyze the recovery time of Covid-19 patients.

Result: From the results of the study, it is found that the average recovery time of Covid-19 patients in India is 25 days (95% C.I. 16 days to 34 days). Only 4% of the patients get cured after 10 days of treatment. The recovery time of male and female patients is not statistically different. Recovery time of patients belonging to different age groups is also not statistically significant.

Conclusion: This information on recovery time of Covid-19 patients will help planners to chalk out effective strategies.

Keywords: Covid-19; Kaplan-meier; Survival curve.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there is no known competing interest, which could have influence in this paper.

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Total covid-19 cases in India on 31st May 2020 (Data Source: www.covid19india.org, Map not for scale).
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Percentage of deaths of different states in India till 31st May 2020 (Data Source: www.covid19india.org, Map not for scale).
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Recovery Percentage of different states in India till 31stMay 2020 (Data Source: www.covid19india.org, Map not for scale).
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K-M curve for Covid-19 patients.
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K-M curve for covid-19 patient w.r.t sex.
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K-M curve for covid-19 patient’s w.r.t age.
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