Table 1. The characteristics of the SARS outbreak in mainland China and other countries or regions in 2003. Data concern probable cases. See Feng et al. for data sources.6.
Country or area | Mainland China | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Singapore | Vietnam | Canada |
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Number of cases | 5327 | 1755 | 674 | 238 | 62 | 251 |
CFR: no. dead (%) | 343 (6.4) | 302 (17.2) | 87 (12.9) | 33 (13.9) | 6 (9.7) | 43 (17.1) |
Age: median (yrs) | 33 | 40 | 46 | 37 | 43 | 49 |
Occupation: HCW (%) | 1021 (19.2) | 405 (23.1) | 205 (30.3) | 97 (40.8) | 35 (56.5) | 101 (40.2) |