Table 1.
Characteristics of 100 COVID-19 cases in Taiwan.
| Patient characteristics | Number of cases or median (range) |
|---|---|
| Gender (Male: Female) | 44:56 |
| Age, years | 44 (11–88) |
| WHO classification | |
| Mild cases | 60 |
| Pneumonia | 31 |
| Severe pneumonia | 2 |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) | 6 |
| Sepsis/septic shock | 1 |
| Initial symptoms | |
| Fever | 54 |
| Cough | 54 |
| Sore throat | 35 |
| Rhinorrhea | 27 |
| General weakness | 25 |
| Muscle pain | 14 |
| Diarrhea | 10 |
| Headache | 10 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 2 |
| Anomsia/dysgeusia | 8 |
| Asymptomatic | 10 |
| Underlying conditions | |
| Cardiovascular disease (including hypertension) | 17 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 8 |
| Chronic lung disease | 4 |
| Asthma | 3 |
| Obesity (Body mass index>30 kg/m2) | 3 |
| Renal disease | 1 |
| Neuromuscular disease | 1 |
| Malignancy | 1 |
| Immunodeficiency | 1 |
| Any of the above | 29 |
| Days from onset to reporta | |
| ≦ 3 days | 51 |
| 4–6 days | 16 |
| ≧ 7 days | 33 |
| Days from onset to lab diagnosisa | |
| ≦ 3 days | 41 |
| 4–6 days | 24 |
| ≧ 7 days | 35 |
a
For asymptomatic cases, onset date is defined as sampling date.