Dynamics of the Latest 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease Epidemic in China: A Descriptive Study
25 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2020
Lu Dai
Karolinska Institutet - Division of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum
Xin Li
Karolinska Institutet - Division of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum
Abstract
Background: In December 2019, cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) occurred in Hubei, China. The outbreak of COVID-19 has spread rapidly but details on epidemiologic features are rarely evaluated. We reported the dynamics of COVID-19 epidemic in China.
Methods: We retrospectively analysed COVID-19 case reports shared by National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China and World Health Organization. We described the epidemiologic distributions and dynamic features of COVID-19 between Hubei and regions outside the epidemic zone.