a1001949/covid19_toronto

Abstract

Age is often associated with health and well-being, especially in terms of transmission and infection. Within this paper, analysis of COVID-19 cases in Toronto was compared to various age groups to gauge treatment and outcomes. It was discovered that senior patients received more treatment in terms of hospitalization, admission to intensive care units, and intubation. However, senior Torontonians were among the highest age group to also see fatal outcomes. For example, 23% of cases with patients ages 90 and over received hospitalization, but 30% of these cases ended in fatality. By analyzing this data, results may help guide a more nuanced understanding of how COVID-19 treatment and outcomes differ by a factor of patients' age.

Overview of the Data

This dataset was collected by Toronto Public Health in order to better understand COVID-19 in thecontext of the community, as well as to help inform reactive measures in preventing fatal outcomes in newcases and outbreaks.

As cases continue to be reported, the dataset is completely refreshed and overwritten by Wednesday of every week. As is the case, the results found in this paper is up to date as of January 31st, 2021 but the results ofthis analysis is subject to change as new cases are reported.

File Structure

• inputs : any inputs used in the analysis of this report
  • data : includes the raw and the cleaned csv dataset
  • literature : any referenced articles, journals, or other literature
• outputs : outputs of the report
  • paper : includes the markdown script, pdf export, and bibtex reference file
• scripts : includes data import and cleaning scripts