Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 6, 2021

Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019: New Implications for Intervention and Control

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  • The median incubation period between SARS-CoV-2 exposure and symptom onset was 7 days, based on the estimated exposure date from 787 non-Wuhan cases (of which 598 are from mainland China). A longer incubation period was positively correlated with age and negatively correlated with disease severity. 92% of infected persons developed symptoms within 14 days.

Huang et al. (Apr 4, 2021). Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019: New Implications for Intervention and Control. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2021.1905781