Characteristics and trends of severe/critical COVID-19 cases in the Republic of Korea (January 2020 to August 2023).

ABSTRACT:

Background

We analyzed the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), focusing specifically on severe/critical cases, and assessed the trends and rates of severity and fatality among these patients in the Republic of Korea.

Methods

Clinical data on patients with COVID-19 from January 20, 2020 to August 30, 2023 were collected from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's database. We identified patients who progressed to severe/critical conditions and analyzed their demographic and clinical profiles. Severity and fatality rates were calculated and compared annually to track the disease progression over time.

Results

During the surveillance period, 34,572,554 COVID-19 cases were confirmed, among who

SUBMITTER: Jeong SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11917381 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature