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Rapid Community Death Assessment for COVID-19 Positive Deaths, Addis Ababa City Administration August 2020; Community Based Study

Mengistu Biru*, Gizaw Teka, Adane Woldeabe, Adamu Tayachew, Amero Yibeltal, Zewdu Assesffa, Habtamu Abdukerim, Fikresilase getachew, Rahel Aregaw and Getinet Abera

Background: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) is a global pandemic that initially started in Wuhan, China, and spread extremely quickly, making its way to over 180 countries. As community transmission is sustained in country COVID-19 death before admission to the treatment center is inevitable. So, the aim of this rapid assessment was to assess a sample of community deaths in order to describe the epidemiological, clinical as well as perceived circumstance at the time of death.

Method: Descriptive study design was conducted to conduct rapid death investigation in Addis Ababa, August 15-22, 2020. The source of data tracking and identification was from EPHI EOC laboratory data. Team from Ethiopian public health institute, CDC Ethiopia and clinical advisor of MOH of Ethiopia was jointly conducting the investigation. Data was entered and analysis through using MS excel. The result was presented through using proportion, charts, table and graphs.

Result: From the total 63 death investigated Yeka and Addis ketema Addis Ababa sub cities 17 and 13, 27% and 21% respectively. 57% were males and the mean age was 69 years for this community COVID-19 positive death investigation. According to the investigation report 48 (76%) of them were symptomatic. 13 (27%) had cough, 16 (33%) had shortness of breath and 26 (54%) had fatigue. 35 (56%) of them had history of health facility and 41 (65%) of them had underlying medical conditions. From total death reported 30 (48%) were expected death according to the intimate of deceased response.

Conclusion: Novel corona virus’s community death is high in Addis Ababa region. Those individual who acquire the COVID-19 disease had symptoms (fatigue, cough and shortness of breath) and males, older age groups and populations having comorbidities were highly risk for COVID-19 death. Some unnatural death report as novel corona virus death which did not be in lined with our national COVID-19 death definition.

Rapid community death; COVID-19; Addis ababa; August 2020; Mental illness