Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 5, 2020

A Follow-up Study of Recovered Patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

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  • Thirteen out of 1,673 recovered COVID-19 patients under mandatory 2–week quarantine in Wuhan, China were reported to relapse, characterized by mild symptoms, positive PCR results, and chest CT results consistent with COVID-19. All were hospitalized, but none were admitted to the ICU. The remaining 1,660 did not have COVID-19 symptoms and no lung lesions on CT, but it is not clear if they received PCR testing. 

Luo et al. (June 1, 2020). A Follow-up Study of Recovered Patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.05.119