Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives (Apr 2020)

Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea

  • COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team,
  • Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.2.05
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 85 – 90

Abstract

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We report the first 7,755 patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Korea as of March 12th, 2020. A total of 66 deaths have been recorded, giving a case fatality proportion of 0.9%. Older people, and those with comorbidities were at a higher risk of a fatal outcome. The highest number of cases of COVID-19 were in Daegu, followed by Gyeongbuk. This summary may help to understand the disease dynamics in the early phase of the COVID-19 outbreaks, and may therefore, guide future public health measures.

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