Evolution of COVID-19 Infection in Mexico until 28 March, 2020: A Descriptive Ecological Study
Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza *
School of Medicine, University of Celaya, Celaya, Mexico.
Efraín Navarro-Olivos
Secretary of Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna
Secretary of Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Francisco J. Magos-Vazquez
Secretary of Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To describe the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico.
Study Design: Ecological descriptive study.
Place and Duration of Study: Registries of confirmed cases for COVID-19 in Mexican population during February and until 28 March 2020, 13:00 PM, from National System of Epidemiological Surveillance/ General Direction of Epidemiology/ Secretary of Health, Mexico.
Methodology: Accord to database of confirmed cases of COVID-19 by Secretary of Health in Mexico, it was collected data on age, gender, source of infection (travel to USA, European or Asian countries). It was included 848 registries.
Results: The first confirmed case in Mexico was 20 February 2020 and the frequency is arising at the end of February and throughout March. The early confirmed cases were imported cases for travel to USA, Italy, Germany, Spain, France and Singapore. No one travelled to China. Now, there are confirmed cases infected for contact with a case.
Conclusion: The frequency of confirmed cases of COVID-19 is higher and the health authorities in Mexico are waiting that the peak of the epidemiological curve is in late March and early April.
Keywords: Sars-Cov-2, COVID-19, infection, population