Clinical Characteristics, Seasonal Variation, Outcome and Disturbance of Taste and Smell in Cases of COVID-19

Objective: To assess the various clinical characteristics, seasonal variation, outcome and disturbance of taste(aguesia) smell (anosmia) in cases COVID-19.Study Design: Cross sectional study.Place Duration Study: The study was carried out Department COVID-19 at Combined MilitaryHospital (CMH), Mardan from March 2020 to February 2021.Materials Methods: Suspected case corona virus disease-2019 (COVID-19) admitted managed atCMH 2021 were included their nasopharyngeal swabswere sent for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Only those clinically suspected withpositive PCR considered as COVID-19. Demographic data includinggender, age, result test, symptoms, severity disease, body system affected with COVID andoutcome, recorded entered SPSS 21. Chi square used analyze qualitative variables T testwas quantitative variables. P value less than 0.05 significant.Results: reported 1552. Positive test were221 (14.2%) mean age 37.53 +11.05. highest number seen May toJuly 2020. positivity ratio during (29.9%). Majority caseswere asymptomatic (45.7%) only ten died COVID-19, i.e. mortality 4.5%.Out 221 COVID-19patients, 38.5% had olfactory taste dysfunction.Conclusion: surged months July followed by a downhill course. ofCOVID-19 asymptomatic. Respiratory most common involved followedby gastrointestinal combination respiratory system. Olfactory dysfunction(anosmia aguesia) commonly patients.