TMSS Medical College Journal

Background: On 11th March, 2020 COVIDI19 was declared as a pandemic by WHO for its rapid spreading and it currently involves more than 210 countries worldwide. only to diagnose the disease (confirm case) but also to control and contain the transmission; test, trace and isolation are fundamental. Bangladesh declared its first case on 8th March 2020. RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 is used to detect and diagnose COVID-19 which started in TMSS Medical College and Rafatullah Community Hospital (TMC & RCH) on 1* May 2020. In this study, the profile of the COVID-19 suspects has been analyzed attended for RT-PCR Test in TMC & RCH, Bogura, Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done to find out the rate of RT-PCR positivity in suspected COVID-19 suspected attending in TMC & RCH from 1* May to 30 June, 2020. Data was collected from the ‘sample collection form’ and the ‘registry book” of the department of Microbiology. The total number of respondents was 3120. Both the univariate and bivariate statistics were used to analyzed the data through IBM SPSS 25.0 software. Results: Demographic data, travel history, clinical features, and outcomes were summarized and compared with the results of RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2. Among the total studied population (n=3120), 76.3% (n=2379) were male with a mean age of 40.9 (+14.8) years. 38.8% (n=1212) were service holders (non-medical) and 61.2% were from the urban area. RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 was positive among 36.7% (n=1144). Mean age was higher among the SARS-CoV-2 positive (43.5+ 14.7 years vs 39.43+14.61 years). The number of service holders and businessmen were also higher among the positive patients and which is statistically significant (p<0.000). Conclusion: High rate of positivity of RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 among the suspected population for COVID-19 indicated high disease burden and transmission in this highly populated area in the early period of pandemic which should be considered as was alarming.

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