February 19, 2020

The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• China CDC has published descriptive clinical information for 72,314 patients, including 44,672 confirmed, 16,186 suspected, and 10,567 clinically diagnosed, and 889 asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. 1,023 deaths occurred among confirmed cases (2.3%). 
• The article includes descriptive information of cases and multiple epidemic curves, showing a peak in symptom onset in Hubei from Jan 23-26.

China Center for Disease Control (Feb 17, 2020). The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020. CCDC Weekly. Vital Surveillances. http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/en/article/id/e53946e2-c6c4-41e9-9a9b-fea8db1a8f51