Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea
We report the first 7,755 patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Korea as of March 12 , 2020. A total of 66 deaths have been recorded, giving a case fatality proportion of 0.9%. Older people, and those with comorbidities were at a higher risk of a fatal outcome. The highest number of cases of COVID-19...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Osong public health and research perspectives 2020, 11(2), , pp.85-90 |
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | We report the first 7,755 patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Korea as of March 12
, 2020. A total of 66 deaths have been recorded, giving a case fatality proportion of 0.9%. Older people, and those with comorbidities were at a higher risk of a fatal outcome. The highest number of cases of COVID-19 were in Daegu, followed by Gyeongbuk. This summary may help to understand the disease dynamics in the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreaks, and may therefore, guide future public health measures. |
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| ISSN: | 2210-9099 2233-6052 2210-9110 |
| DOI: | 10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.2.05 |