Table 1.
Aggregated numbers extracted from provincial/municipal reports in mainland China.
| Variablesa | Definition/descriptionb |
|---|---|
| Cumulative cases | Number of total confirmed cases by the end of the reporting date |
| Cumulative imported cases | Number of total confirmed cases imported from other countries by the end of the reporting date |
| Cumulative recoveries | Number of total cases discharged after recovery by the end of the reporting date |
| Cumulative deaths | Number of total deaths by the end of the reporting date |
| Cumulative close contacts | Number of total close contacts by the end of the reporting date |
| Cumulative close contacts completing quarantine | Number of total close contacts who completed 14-day quarantine by the end of the reporting date |
| Current cases | Number of confirmed cases currently hospitalised on the reporting date |
| Current critical and severe cases | Number of critical and severe cases currently hospitalised on the reporting date |
| Current close contacts under quarantine | Number of contacts currently under quarantine (medical observation) on the reporting date |
a
Only variables used in this descriptive analysis are listed. A full list of extracted variables can be found in the data dictionary of the GitHub repository mentioned earlier. Newly reported numbers were derived by taking the difference in the cumulative numbers between two consecutive reporting dates.
b
Case definitions and clinical severity from the guidelines of the National Health Commission were used (National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, 2020b).