Introduction:

There are positive experiences in Cuba related to COVID-19, which include community participation in health strategies to confront this epidemic in primary care.

Objective:

Evaluate the effectiveness of a community intervention to reduce COVID-19 cases.

Methods:

A community intervention was implemented in the population of the “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima”, from Las Tunas (53,392 inhabitants), in the period from July 11 to October 24, 2021. The variables studied were; suspected cases in the guard unit, confirmed cases, suspected cases admitted to the home, confirmed cases admitted to the home, stratification of the health area, complexity of statistical weeks, trend, deaths, fatality, vaccination coverage and effectiveness. A descriptive analysis of the variable data was carried out.

Results:

8,314 (15.60%) COVID-19 suspects were admitted to the home. The months of greatest and least complexity were August and October. In week 1, between 401 and 500 cases were confirmed, with a sustained reduction in the incidence and fatality rate, since statistical week 35; from which the reports of immunized patients (26,422 in total) with the Cuban Abdala and Soberana Plus vaccines begin.

Conclusions:

Community intervention, together with anti-COVID-19 immunization, was effective in reducing COVID-19 cases in the studied population.

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