Epidemiological characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak caused by religious activities in Daegu, Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak triggered by religious activities occurred in Daegu, Korea in February 2020. This outbreak spread rapidly to the community through high-risk groups. This study describes the characteristics of COVID-19 cases based on S religious group membership and summarizes the Daegu municipal government's processes and responses to control the outbreak.

Methods

The epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases were obtained through basic and in-depth epidemiological surveys. General characteristics, the proportion of asymptomatic cases, the case-fatality rate, and the time-to-event within each group were presented after stratifying confirmed cases according to S religious group membership.

Results

Overall, 7,008 COVID-

SUBMITTER: Kim JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189844 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature