Table 3.
Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia, March-August 2020.
| Variable | No | % |
|---|---|---|
|
Signs & symptoms: Yes No Total |
307,010 342,508 649,518 |
47.3 52.7 100 |
|
Fever: Yes No Total |
137,915 14,557 152,472 |
90.5 9.5 100 |
|
Temperature (°C): 37–38 38.1–39> 39 Total Mean 37.4 SD 2.0 |
176,761 25,310 3238 205,309 |
86.1 12.3 1.6 100 |
|
Cough: Yes No Total |
117,005 13,022 130,027 |
90.0 10.0 100 |
|
Sore throat: Yes No Total |
44,009 12,830 56,839 |
77.4 22.6 100 |
|
Runny nose: Yes No Total |
18,830 12,358 31,188 |
60.4 39.6 100 |
|
Respiratory rate (breath/minute): ≤ 26> 26 Total Mean 21.4 SD 11.0 |
37,632 695 38,327 |
98.2 1.8 100.0 |
|
Oxygen saturation; SpO2 (%): ≤ 93> 93 Total Mean 93.5 SD 6.3 |
4762 50,221 54,983 |
8.7 91.3 100 |
|
Pneumonia: Yes No Total |
35,497 271,513 307,010 |
11.6 88.4 100 |
|
Severity score of pneumonia: > 3 ≤ 3 Total |
28,497 6,970 35,467 |
80.3 19.7 100 |
|
Hospital admission: Yes No Total |
34,554 230,823 265,377 |
13.0 87.0 100 |
|
Length of disease course until Recovery (Days)1: 1–7 8–15 16–30 31–90 < 91 Total Mean 19.42 SD 13.93 |
1935 57,902 35,182 11,065 1401 107,485 |
1.8 53.9 32.7 10.3 1.3 100 |
|
Length of disease course until Death (Days)2: 1–7 8–15 16–30 31–90 Total Mean 9.11 SD 8.61 |
154 138 55 13 360 |
42.8 38.3 15.3 3.6 100 |
|
Contacted confirmed case: Yes No Total |
117,185 1390 118,575 |
98.8 1.2 100 |
|
Travel outside KSA: Yes No Total |
869 74,724 75,593 |
1.1 98.9 100 |
|
Travel inside KSA: Yes No Total |
12,500 252,857 265,357 |
4.7 95.3 100 |
| Outcome | ||
|
Final outcome: Recovered Dead Total |
114,946 2356 117,302 |
98.0 2.0 100 |
1
From the date of symptom onset to 3 days after fever subsided or PCR result was negative.
2
From the date of symptom onset to death declaration.