Introduction:

the pandemic changed the world and also behavior in the province of Matanzas at 100 days from the first case in Cuba.

Objective:

to characterize socio-demographic and clinical-epidemiological factors of the 207 COVID-19-confirmed patients in the province of Matanzas.

Materials and methods:

this is a longitudinal, descriptive research where the behavior of the 207 COVID-19-positive patients found in the province of Matanzas was studied. Data were collected beginning from March 11, 2020, when the first cases ocurred in Cuba and until June 18, when it turned 100 days with the presence of cases infected with COVID-19. The authors analyzed socio-demographic factors, such as age, sex, living place, and clinical-epidemiological factors such as positive-patients comorbidities and infection source.

Results:

active cases predominated in the municipalities of Matanzas and Cardenas, with predominance of females and 40-59 years ages; the most frequent infection form was the internal one; recovered patients predominated, and as death causes prevailed several comorbidities such as arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

Conclusions:

during the first 100 days of epidemic in Cuba, the behavior varied in the province due to the local transmission events opened in the territory.

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