Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thira Woratanarat, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted on Facebook Thira Woratanarat stating that February 20, 2023
Yesterday, around the world, there were 67,839 more infections, 303 more deaths, a total of 678,663,582 people, 6,790,861 total deaths.
The top 5 most infected are Taiwan, Japan, Russia, South Korea and Bahrain.
As of yesterday, in the number of new infections, countries from Europe and Asia occupied eight of the top 10 and 16 of the top 20 globally.
The number of new infections each day around the world right now. from Asia and Europe Together, it accounted for 94.08 percent of the whole world, while the number of deaths accounted for 88.44 percent.
People infected with COVID who are hospitalized are 1.5 times more likely to die than influenza.
Portmann L and colleagues from Switzerland. The results of the study were published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open on February 15, 2023.
Study in a cohort of 5,212 patients with COVID-19. or influenza A or B strains by comparing the death rates after hospitalization in all 14 hospitals in Switzerland.
There are 3,066 people infected with COVID-19 (more than 95% infected with the Omicron strain), aged between 53-82 years, and 2,146 people infected with influenza, aged 59-83 years.
found that the group of patients infected with COVID-19 There was a 1.54 times greater risk of dying than the influenza-infected group (1.18-2.01-fold CI) within 30 days after infection and hospitalization.
…This study reinforces the importance of regular self-defense.
especially the elderly or have a chronic disease
Getting the booster vaccination on schedule can reduce the risk of serious illness and death.
Live a conscious life without carelessness.
Watch out for risky behavior. risky place
Let’s help adjust the environment where we live, eat, drink, study, work to ventilate well.
Wearing a mask correctly can greatly reduce the risk of both COVID-19 and PM2.5.
refer
Portmann L et al. Hospital Outcomes of Community-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Infection Compared With Influenza Infection in Switzerland. JAMA Network Open. 15 February 2023.