Study of epidemiological determinants of covid-19 patients: ahmedabad rural, gujarat

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) imported in India through air traveler from foreign country which is further scattered through droplets of infected patients. Deep rural group which are far from city are less exposed to it but with time it hits profound rural area also and that is alarming to India as public health concern.
Objective: 1) to estimate the prevalence of COVID in Rural Ahmedabad
2) To find Case Fatality Rate (CFR)
3) To determine the epidemiological factors affecting outcome of COVID positive patients
Method: Being a Nodal Team of contact tracing for Ahmedabad Rural COVID-19 cases, we got list of COVID-19 positive patients on daily bases from Ahmedabad Zila Panchayat office. We included total 1817 Patients from 1st case of Ahmedabad Rural up till 31st August for this study. Detailed information of COVID-19 patients was obtained by telephonic interview of patients or their relative.
Result: Prevalence of COVID-19 was found 0.12% with CFR 3.19%. Lockdown period was aid to uphold spread of COVID-19 in population. As increase migration from city to rural area during unlock, there was spike in trend of daily cases.
Conclusion: Prevalence of COVID-19 in Rural is rock-bottom compare to City. We need to protect innocent rural population being infected from current pandemic disease as 2/3rd of Indian population is dwell in rural area, if we protect them we will be much safe.