Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of 944 Cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection of Non-COVID-19 Exporting City, Zhejiang, China
22 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2020
Yani Kuang
Wenzhou Medical University - Affiliated Taizhou Hospital
Huangqi Zhang
Wenzhou Medical University - Affiliated Taizhou Hospital
Abstract
Background: Since December 8, 2019, China is experiencing an outbreak of pneumonia caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to get a better understanding of the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the disease in non-COVID-19-exporting city, Zhejiang.
Methods: In this study, we collected the information of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Zhejiang province from Jan 1 to Feb 10, 2020. We analyzed the epidemiological characteristics and clinical characteristics by statistical methods, and the correlation between the clinical factors and COVID-19 infection was compared and analyzed.