Analysis of selected factors influencing mortality of patients with COVID-19 treated in a community hospital in a rural region of Poland.

Introduction: Factors influencing mortality in patients with COVID-19 treated in a community hospital in a rural region in south-eastern Poland during the first and the second wave of the pandemic were analyzed.

Methods: A retrospective observational study based on a hospital-based registry of Holy Spirit Specialist Hospital in Sandomierz was conducted. The study population consisted of patients treated between 1 March 2020 and 31 May 2021.