Table.
Completeness of selected data elements for case notifications sent to national COVID-19 case surveillance, United States, April 5–September 30, 2020 a
| Characteristics | Total | Month during 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5–September 30 (n = 4 990 629) | April 5-30 (n = 489 763) | May 1-31 (n = 579 134) | June 1-30 (n = 878 662) | July 1-31 (n = 1 077 938) | August 1-31 (n = 981 888) | September 1-30 (n = 983 244) | |
| Demographic | |||||||
| Age | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 99.8 |
| Sex | 98.8 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.3 | 98.8 | 98.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | 56.9 | 51.2 | 56.9 | 60.7 | 54.5 | 58.5 | 57.5 |
| County | 96.3 | 98.7 | 97.5 | 97.7 | 95.1 | 97.5 | 93.4 |
| Tribal affiliation b | <1.0 | — | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
| Health care personnel | 24.7 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 23.0 | 27.9 | 24.5 | 21.4 |
| Underlying medical conditions | |||||||
| Pregnancy status | 23.4 | 16.5 | 23.2 | 30.2 | 21.2 | 24.3 | 22.4 |
| Diabetes | 17.1 | 21.1 | 19.0 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 15.4 | 19.8 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 13.4 |
| Chronic lung disease | 15.2 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 13.6 |
| Immunocompromised condition | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 15.8 | 13.5 |
| Renal disease | 14.5 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 13.2 |
| Liver disease | 13.6 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 10.1 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 12.6 |
| Severe obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m2) b | 10.9 | — | 11.5 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 10.6 |
| Autoimmune condition b | 9.5 | — | 10.0 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 9.6 |
| Psychologic/psychiatric condition | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 9.6 |
| Disability status | 6.7 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Symptomatic status c | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| Outcomes | |||||||
| Hospitalization | 52.7 | 49.8 | 46.1 | 60.2 | 53.1 | 54.0 | 49.6 |
| ICU admission | 12.0 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
| Death | 49.4 | 42.4 | 51.8 | 55.5 | 49.9 | 49.2 | 46.0 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit.
aData include the 50 states, New York City, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands. All data are percentages.
bData element was added to the COVID-19 case report form on May 5, 2020.
cSymptomatic status was considered known if any of the following symptoms were reported as present or absent: fever, cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, difficulty breathing, chills, rigors, myalgia, rhinorrhea, sore throat, chest pain, nausea or vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, diarrhea (≥3 loose stools in a 24-hour period), anosmia, ageusia, or other symptom not otherwise specified on the form.