Effect of holidays on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in northeastern Mexico

Abstract

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world social structure was overwhelming, due to the particular ignorance of the agent and the multiple factors related to its behavior, however, the study of the sociological aspect was largely neglected despite the existence of scientific evidence demonstrating its importance in the control of the pandemic; however, these studies presented the same limitation: the contrast between heterogeneous populations in terms of social vulnerability. The present study determined the effect of social activities performed at the beginning of the pandemic (years 2020 and 2021) on morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in a homogeneous population, geographically located in northwestern Mexico. It was observed that meetings associated with family gatherings (Mother’s and Father’s Day) had the greatest negative influence on the behavior of SARS-CoV-2 infection, mainly the period called “Lupe - Reyes marathon”; we can conclude that sociocultural behavior contributed to the spread and maintenance of the disease, due to social selfishness to abide by the recommendations.