A Comparative Study of Deaths Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic During the First and Second Waves in a Tertiary Care Center of a Rural Area in South India.

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected life and livelihood worldwide, including India, with over five million deaths recorded over two years. In the present study, our objective was to analyze the COVID-19 deaths during the first and second waves in relation to demographic factors and comorbid conditions. Methods This was a hospital-based, retrospective comparative study of COVID-19 deaths that occurred in our hospital during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.