Analysis of COVID-19 Mortality and Survival in Colombia: A prospective Cohort Study

Objective: To determine the mortality and survival of COVID-19 cases in Colombia between March and July 2020 Materials and methods: A retrospective cohort study in the Colombian population between March 6 to July 8, 2020, with the data reported to the National Institute of Health Survival analysis was performed considering the real-time PCR results, died or recovered, the onset of symptoms until the date of death, or the final time of the cohort The actuarial variation and Long-Rank test were applied for survival Risk factors were determined by Cox regression Results: The overall survival rate was 100%, 98%, 97%, and 95% for day 1, 10, 20 and 30, respectively Differences were found in survival in age, sex, region, and hospitalization time spending (p <0 01), the 30-day survival rate was 96% and 95% for females and males, respectively The region with the highest survival was Antioquia with 99% and the lower Barranquilla with 93% The age group with the lowest survival was ≥80 years of age with 60%, and being hospitalized represented a survival rate of 68% Conclusions: This study is one of the first to estimate survival in the Colombian population diagnosed with COVID-19 © 2021 Asociacion Colombiana de Infectologia All rights reserved