Table 2.
The input values of the economic evaluation
| Parameter | Value | Source |
| False-negative rate of a single RT-PCR test | 29% | 12 |
| Costs/RT-PCR test (CN¥) | 260 | 33 |
| Costs per hospital day of the fully quarantined individuals (CN¥) | 1332 | 34 |
| Costs of the mixed profiles of the symptomatic and infective individuals (CN¥) | 80% of the costs of the fully quarantined individuals | Assumption |
| Utility weight | 0.6 | 36 |
| Fraction of the I class individuals tested for discharges/day | 0.067/day | 14 26 |
| QALY loss per death | 7.11 QALYs | 8 30 31 |
CN¥, Chinese yuan; RT-PCR, reverse transcription-PCR.