COVID-19 deaths and associated demographic factors in Central Java, Indonesia

To date, the total number of COVID-19 deaths is still increasing, including in Central Java, with the third-highest total number of deaths in Indonesia. There are still limited studies related to the cases of COVID-19. Thus, this study's objective was to provide an overview of the characteristics of 4359 COVID-19 death cases in Central Java. This research used a cross-sectional descriptive design with univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis involving secondary data acquired from a report by the Provincial Health Office of Central Java, recorded up to 13 December 2020. The results showed that the highest frequencies of death cases were contributed from ≥60 years group (n=1897 patients; 43.52%) and the male (n=2497 patients; 57.28%) group. The case fatality rate (CFR) rose with age, and the highest CFR was recorded in the elderly (17.95%), males (7.60%), in Pati District (17.45%), while entrepreneur (14.64%) was the highest reported job. Furthermore, the eldest group (≥60 years) and males were more susceptible to die, with ORs 5.49 (95%CI: 5.15-5.86) and 1.61 (95%CI: 1.51-1.71), sequentially. The majority of death cases had comorbidities (65.79%), while the most prevalent reported comorbidities were diabetes (n=1387, 31.82%) and hypertension (n=817, 18.74%). Meanwhile, patients of old age were more likely to associate comorbidity, p