Evolution of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the Brunt of the Second and Third Waves on Patients in Western Uttar Pradesh

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e29251
• Main Authors: Mishra, Prem P, Kumar, Anil, Garg, Amit, Mahaur, Priyanka, Bhatnagar, Gunjan, Upadhyay, Deepak, Gupta, Ramesh C, Prakash, Ved
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto Cureus Inc 17.09.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Age groups; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease transmission; Epidemiology/Public Health; Health surveillance; Infections; Infectious Disease; Laboratories; Medical schools; Pandemics; Patients; Polymerase chain reaction; Public Health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; India

Background: The recent second wave and the latest third wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India caused havoc on health infrastructure. However, there is a scarcity of studies from India and abroad that compare the second and third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to assess the f...