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. 2021 May 11;117:372–377. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.04.064

Table 2.

The secondary attack rate and severity category of cluster infection of COVID-19.

Variables Transmission generations, n (%)
P-value
Total Index case 1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation
Secondary attack rate <0.001
Confirmed and asymptomatic cases 149 91 50 8 0
Number of close contacts 3186 1282 1004 792 108
Secondary attack rate 4.7 7.1 5.0 1.0 0.0
Clinical category 0.008
Mild 37(15.1) 11(29.7) 19(51.4) 5(13.1) 2(5.4)
Moderate 168(68.6) 64(38.1) 62(36.9) 38(22.6) 4(2.4)
Severe 20(8.2) 13(65.0) 7(35.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
Critical 1(0.4) 1(100.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0) 0(0.0)