Table 2 COVID-19 cases and deaths by comorbidities and case management in Lebanon, from February 21, 2020, 2020 to September 15, 2021.

From: COVID-19 mortality surveillance in Lebanon

 

nb cases with comorbidities

% of cases/all cases (%)

nb deaths with comorbidities

% deaths/all deaths (%)

% case fatality ratio (deaths/cases) (%)

Conditions

Comorbidities

142,196

23.16

6706

82.15

4.72

Cardiovascular (including hyperension)

39,707

6.47

4826

59.12

12.15

Diabetes

21,669

3.53

3036

37.19

14.01

Asthma

4689

0.76

158

1.94

3.37

Kidney diseases (including dialysis)

2902

0.47

897

10.99

30.91

Cancer

2717

0.44

550

6.74

20.24

Lung diseases

2566

0.42

518

6.35

20.19

Overweight

1556

0.25

127

1.56

8.16

Hematological diseases

861

0.14

73

0.89

8.48

Liver diseases

509

0.08

92

1.13

18.07

Immune deficiency

253

0.04

13

0.16

5.14

Pregnancy

1797

0.29

20

0.25

1.11

Post-partum

210

0.03

5

0.06

2.38

Case management

Admission to hospital

31,482

5.13

7135

87.41

22.66

Admission to ICU

3562

0.58

1963

24.05

55.11

Mechanical ventilation

1495

0.24

1021

12.51

68.29

  1. Note: cases with multiple comorbidities are counted for each condition.