Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of confirmed COVID-19 cases related with potential pre-symptomatic transmission in three infection clusters, Shanghai, China, January–February 2020 (n = 8).
| Cluster | Case | Age (years) | BMI | Smoking | Comorbidity | Fever (°C) | Other respiratory symptoms | Influenza antigen test | White blood cell (x 109/L, (norm 4.0–10.0) | Chest computed tomography scan | Clinical outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluster 1 | Case 1A | 20–30 | 30.4 | No | None | 38.0–38.5 | NA | Influenza A and B negative | 4.1–6.0 | Scattered patches and increased density in both lungs | Recovery |
| Case 1B | 20–30 | 35.5 | No | None | 37.6–39.0 | Headache, productive cough, myalgia | Influenza B positive | 4.0 | Multiple ground glass opacities in both lungs | Death | |
| Case 1C | 20–30 | 22.9 | No | None | 37.3–38.7 | NA | NA | 3.6 | Infection in left lung | Recovery | |
| Cluster 2 | Case 2A | 50–60 | NA | Yes | None | NA | Cough | NA | NA | NA | Recovery |
| Case 2B | 60–70 | 22.6 | Yes | Diabetes mellitus | 37.3–38 | NA | NA | 3.8–4.2 | Infectious lesions of both lungs and thin nodular shadow of left lung | Recovery | |
| Case 2C | 30–40 | 28.7 | No | None | 37.7 | Light productive cough, diarrhoea | NA | NA | NA | Recovery | |
| Cluster 3 | Case 3A | 60–70 | 19.7 | No | None | 37.6–38.5 | Chills | NA | 4.4 | Two patchy ground glass opacity high-density shadows in right lung | Death |
| Case 3B | 80–90 | 19.8 | No | Hypertension, cardiac disease, COPD | 38.2 | Poor appetite, dry cough | Influenza A and B negative | 7.2 | Interstitial hyperplasia and infection of both lungs | Death |
BMI: body mass index; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19: coronavirus disease; NA: not available.