Epidemiological characteristics and treatment outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Ethiopia.

Introduction: coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness which epidemiologically linked to the seafood and wet animal wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Since there is paucity of research on characteristics and treatment outcomes of COVID-19, the finding of this study will helps to provide insight for the effectiveness of measures to fight against coronavirus disease in resource-limited countries.

Methods: a retrospective review of released data about cases in daily bases and documents from Ethiopian public health institute website.