Abstract:

Purpose: This study aims to identify the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients infected with the UK Variant of SARS-CoV-2 (VOC 202012/01-B.1.1.7) and to identify the differences compared to patients infected with the UK Variant of SARS-CoV-2. Patients and Method: The PCR test resulted positively between 02-11 February 2021 and the variant analysis resulted VOC 202012/01 (B.1.1.7) and the same dates between the 671 cases of the PCR test resulted positively and non-variant 2284 cases, the Ministry of Health Public Health Management System (HSYS) records were scanned on the basis of the date 24.02.2021. The survey recorded age, gender, contact status, previous COVID-19 passing status, sleeping status in the hospital and intensive care unit, sleeping time, entubation and exitus situations. Results: There was no statistically meaningful difference between the state of hospitalization according to the presence/absence of the variant (p=0.234). 1.9% of variant-positive patients and 3.9% of non-variant-positive patients were placed in intensive care units. In non-variant positive patients, the rate of admission to YBU was significantly higher than in positive patients (p=0.013). In light of the findings of this study, it is possible to say that SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01(B.1.1.7) is not more dangerous in terms of hospitalization and intensive care.