COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT WAVES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – EXPIRIENCE FROM BULGARIA

Authors

  • Rumyana Stoyanova Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Keywords:

Covid-19, pandemic, waves, young people

Abstract

Since the beginning of April 2022, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Bulgaria has been steadily declining. The official data show that the last wave is at its lowest point.
This study aims to compare the characteristics of different waves during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria.
The design of the study is descriptive-analytical. Statistical data from The single information portal - official source of information on measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Bulgaria (https://coronavirus.bg/) were used.
The results show that 1 147 165 people have been infected with Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic and 36 269 of them have died. In the second (October 2020-January 2021) and third wave (February-May 2021) the share of men who lost the battle with Covid 19 was 61.63% and 56.69%, respectively, while in the fourth wave (August-December 2021) the ratio of men to women is already 50.25%-49.75%. In the fifth wave (January-March 2022), the share of the dead men increased to 55.07% again.
The proportion of infected young people under the age of 19 in the second and third waves is on average 3% and increases to 8.00% during the fourth wave and 13.00% during the fifth wave. The results show that the Delta and Omicron variants mainly affect young people.
The coronavirus will no doubt continue to cause problems, but this time we are much better prepared and know much more about SARS-CoV-2 than we did 2 years and five waves ago

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Published

2022-05-30

How to Cite

Stoyanova, R. (2022). COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT WAVES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – EXPIRIENCE FROM BULGARIA. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 52(4), 415–418. Retrieved from https://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/5205