Epidemiological characteristics and the entire evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly around the world. We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics and the entire evolution of COVID-19 in Wuhan, and to evaluate the effect of non-pharmaceutical intervention by the government.

Methods

The information of COVID-19 cases until Mar 18, 2020 in Wuhan were collected from the national infectious disease surveillance system in Hubei province.

Results

A total of 49,973 confirmed cases were reported until Mar 18, 2020 in Wuhan. Among whom, 2496 cases died and the overall mortality was 5.0%. Most confirmed cases (25,619, 51.3%) occurred during Jan 23 to Feb 4, with a spike on Feb 1 (new cases, 3374). The number of daily new cases started to decrease steadily on Feb 19 (new cases, 301) and de

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542568 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature