Introduction:

The new coronavirus began in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and has spread rapidly throughout the world.

Objective:

To characterize the behavior of COVID-19 at Ángel Machaco Ameijeiras Polyclinic from statistical week 11 to 34, 2020.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the universe made up of the cases assisted. EPIDAT 3.1 Program was used, the defined variables allowed the creation of a database in Excel.

Results:

Sixteen cases have been confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, all are Cuban, with a known source of infection. The cumulative incidence rate is 4.6 per 10,000 inhabitants, asymptomatic patients, ages 21 to 39 years and 40 to 59 years predominated. In Debeche Nalón community, cases prevailed in the month of April and reappeared in July and August.

Conclusions:

20.2% of suspected COVID-19 cases were confirmed. No differences related to sex were evident. All cases had a known source of infection, especially those in workplaces. At the time of admission, the majority were asymptomatic. Acute respiratory infections are in the success zone during the stage analyzed and their trend was downward, while the trend of COVID-19 was slightly upward.

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