CORONA VIRUS IN CHINA

Box. 

Key Findings From the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Report

• 72 314 Cases (as of February 11, 2020)
  • Confirmed cases: 44 672 (62%)
  • Suspected cases: 16 186 (22%)
  • Diagnosed cases: 10 567 (15%)
  • Asymptomatic cases: 889 (1%)
• Age distribution (N = 44 672)
  • ≥80 years: 3% (1408 cases)
  • 30-79 years: 87% (38 680 cases)
  • 20-29 years: 8% (3619 cases)
  • 10-19 years: 1% (549 cases)
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• Spectrum of disease (N = 44 415)
  • Mild: 81% (36 160 cases)
  • Severe: 14% (6168 cases)
  • Critical: 5% (2087 cases)
• Case-fatality rate
  • 2.3% (1023 of 44 672 confirmed cases)
  • 14.8% in patients aged ≥80 years (208 of 1408)
  • 8.0% in patients aged 70-79 years (312 of 3918)
  • 49.0% in critical cases (1023 of 2087)
• Health care personnel infected
  • 3.8% (1716 of 44 672)
  • 63% in Wuhan (1080 of 1716)
  • 14.8% cases classified as severe or critical (247 of 1668)
    5 deaths