Table 1.
Virus | Disease | Incubation period (days) | Symptoms | Infected people | Deaths | Fatality rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SARS-CoV | SARS | 4.7 (95% CI 4.3 to 5.1) | Fever, headache, dry cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal | 8437 | 813 | 10 |
MERS-CoV | MERS | 5.2 (95% CI 5.0 to 6.5) | 2442 | 811 | 35 | |
SARS-CoV-2 | COVID-19 | 4.9 (95% CI 4.4 to 5.5) | 7,963,453a | 434,388a |
Data collected on June 15, 2020;5 numbers continuing to rise.