id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-356314-mhkhey2w Alyami, Mohammad H. Epidemiology of COVID-19 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Ecological Study 2020-09-17 .txt text/plain 3877 188 56 The Saudi Ministry of Health provided detailed data on the incidence of COVID-19 in the Kingdom daily, with the following details: (a) the number of newly confirmed cases, (b) number of active cases, (c) number of critical cases, (d) percentage of cases stratified by age group [adults, children, and elderly] (available from 2 May until 25 May), and (e) percentage of cases stratified by gender (available from 2 May until 25 May). The key findings were: (1) the epidemiological status in KSA reached a steady level after 2 months from the beginning of the pandemic, due to the implementation of successful healthcare and treatment protocols, (2) the international travel restrictions and household quarantine were effective ways to control the epidemic of COVID-19 the KSA, (3) the rates of critical cases and mortality in KSA are at a low level, due to the younger population in Saudi Arabia compared to European and Asian countries, and the effective control measures taken by the government, and (4) in the KSA, COVID-19 was more common among adults and males compared to other demographic groups. ./cache/cord-356314-mhkhey2w.txt ./txt/cord-356314-mhkhey2w.txt