Sources of Infection Among Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Jeju Province, Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Jeju Province in Korea reported 627 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases between January 20, 2020, and March 31, 2021. This study analyzed the sources of infection among confirmed cases in Jeju Province, a self-governed island.

Methods

The sources of infection were broadly categorized as follows: (1) infections from overseas (confirmed patients who reported travel overseas or contact with overseas travelers); (2) infections from outside Jeju Province (confirmed patients who had visited other provinces or had contact with individuals who had traveled to other provinces in Korea); and (3) unknown sources of infection (confirmed patients who were infected following contact with an infected person whose source of infection was unknown). The chi-square test was us

SUBMITTER: Hwang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357538 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature