Table 2.
Demographic, epidemiologic, and clinical characteristics of patients with confirmed COVID-19, National Egyptian Disease Surveillance, February to July 2020.
| Characteristic | Value, n (%) | ||
| Suspected cases | 102,789 (N/A)a | ||
| Confirmed cases | 78,048 (43.2) | ||
| Source | |||
|
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Inpatient | 44,969 (57.6) | |
|
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Outpatient | 33,079 (42.4) | |
| Age group (years) | |||
|
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<1 | 223 (0.3) | |
|
|
1-4 | 552 (0.7) | |
|
|
5-14 | 1268 (1.6) | |
|
|
15-34 | 20,197 (25.9) | |
|
|
35-64 | 44,948 (57.6) | |
|
|
≥65 | 10,855 (13.9) | |
| Gender | |||
|
|
Male | 40,621 (52) | |
|
|
Female | 37,422 (48) | |
| Clinical pictureb | |||
|
|
Fever | 45,188 (83.2) | |
|
|
Cough | 39,549 (72.8) | |
|
|
Difficulty breathing | 27,009 (49.7) | |
|
|
Sore throat | 26,330 (48.5) | |
|
|
Joint pain | 18,287 (33.7) | |
|
|
Diarrhea | 6260 (11.5) | |
|
|
Vomiting | 4730 (8.7) | |
|
|
Pneumonia | 23,503 (43.3) | |
| Comorbidityc | |||
|
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Diabetes | 6845 (54.1) | |
|
|
Cardiovascular disease | 5816 (45.9) | |
|
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2620 (20.7) | |
|
|
Renal | 630 (5.0) | |
|
|
Liver | 491 (3.9) | |
|
|
Pregnant | 279 (2.2) | |
|
|
Obese | 274 (2.2) | |
|
|
Immunocompromised | 226 (1.8) | |
| Isolation | |||
|
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Hospital isolation | 39,964 (51.2) | |
|
|
Youth hostel | 8380 (10.7) | |
|
|
Home isolation | 29,704 (38.1) | |
|
|
Case fatality | 3333 (4.3) | |
aN/A: not applicable.
bClinical data available for 54,300 cases.
cComorbidity data available for 12,661 cases.