A cross-sectional study on COVID19 mortality among people below 30 years of age in Tamilnadu-2020

Introduction: The COVID19 pandemic has turned out to be one of the public health* burdens in 2020. The fear of deaths due to COVID19 has surmounted even in developed countries and hasn't spared young age. This study aims in assessing the mortality due to COVID19 among patients below 30years of age in TamilNadu. Methods: The data was collected from a publicly available secondary data source(www.stopcorona.tn.gov.in)which is an official COVID19 state dashboard. Details of the young COVID19 deaths* under 30yrs of age, their gender, symptoms, Co-morbidities, date of symptoms, date of admission, and death were collected till October 2020. A total of 158 deaths were included in the analysis. Fischer exact test and Mann Whitney U test* were used and p-value