Abstract:BackgroundFew studies have focused on the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on African populations. During the first wave (May 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020), all patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in the Thiès medical region of Senegal were isolated in two types of treatment centers of epidemics (TCEs): hospitals (hTCEs) or out-of-hospital TCE (oTCEs). We have described the demographic characteristics and outcomes of patients in TCEs.MethodsResultsA total 600 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed.… Show more
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