TABLE 2. Characteristics of symptomatic travelers screened for COVID-19 at U.S. airports who were referred for on-site public health assessment, tested for SARS-CoV-2, and who received a diagnosis of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection — 15 U.S. airports, January 17–September 13, 2020.
| Sign/Symptom | No. (%) among symptomatic travelers |
Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, no. (% of symptomatic travelers), [% of tested travelers] (n = 9) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referred for public health assessment (n = 278) | Received SARS-CoV-2 testing (n = 35) | ||
| Cough |
202 (72.7) |
28 (10.1) |
7 (2.5), [20.0] |
| Self-reported fever |
113 (40.6) |
27 (9.7) |
8 (2.9), [22.9] |
| Measured fever (temperature ≥100.4°F [38°C]) |
48 (17.3) |
15 (5.4) |
5 (1.8), [14.3] |
| Difficulty breathing |
36 (12.9) |
17 (6.1) |
2 (0.7), [5.7] |
| Measured fever plus difficulty breathing |
2 (0.7) |
2 (0.7) |
0 (0), [0] |
| Measured fever plus cough | 10 (3.6) | 7 (2.5) | 3 (1.1), [8.6] |
Abbreviation: COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.