Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of outbreak-related health-care workers (n = 27) and patients (n = 21) testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a large hospital in Portugal, Summer, 2020.
| Health-Care Workers (n = 27) | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 4 (14.3%) |
| Female | 24 (85.7%) |
| Age, years | 32 (22–54) |
| Activity | |
| Medical | 3 (11.1%) |
| Nurse | 10 (37.0%) |
| Operational assistant | 12 (44.4%) |
| Other | 2 (7.4%) |
|
Symptoms *
(time of testing) |
|
| Yes | 3 (11.1%) |
| No | 24 (88.9%) |
| Clinical outcome | |
| Recovery | 27 (100%) |
| Death | 0 (0%) |
| Patients (n = 21) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 10 (47.6%) |
| Female | 11 (52.4%) |
| Age, years | 82 (46–92) |
| >70 | 19 (90.5%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Yes | 18 (85.7%) |
| No | 3 (14.3%) |
|
Symptoms * (time of testing) |
|
| Yes | 6 (28.6%) |
| No | 15 (71.4%) |
| Clinical outcome | |
| Recovery | 9 (42.9%) |
| Death | 12 (57.1%) |
Data are presented as: n (%) or median (range), * Symptoms: Fever, cough or shortness of breath.