Table I.
Demographic characteristics of coronavirus 2019 cases in healthcare-associated outbreaks in Taiwan from 15th January 2020 to 31st July 2021
| Cases |
Total (N=512) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCWs (N=100) | Companions (N=201) | Patients (N=211) | ||
| Age | 41 (28–58) | 52 (42–62) | 72 (61–83) | 59 (45–71) |
| Sex, female | 72 (72.0) | 162 (80.6) | 100 (47.4) | 334 (65.2) |
| Symptom statusa, asymptomatic | 36 (36.0) | 108 (53.7) | 96 (45.5) | 240 (46.9) |
| Delayed period of identificationb | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) | 1.0 (0.0–3.0) |
| 30-day all-cause mortality | 0 (0) | 2 (1.0) | 79 (37.4) | 81 (15.8) |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Medical centre | 50 (50.0) | 97 (48.3) | 78 (37.0) | 225 (43.9) |
| Regional hospital | 46 (46.0) | 98 (48.8) | 118 (55.9) | 262 (51.2) |
| Community hospital | 4 (4.0) | 6 (3.0) | 15 (7.1) | 25 (4.9) |
| COVID-19 vaccine statusc | ||||
| Fully vaccinated | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Partially vaccinated | 14 (14.0) | 12 (6.0) | 3 (1.4) | 29 (5.7) |
| Unvaccinated | 85 (85.0) | 189 (94.0) | 208 (98.6) | 482 (94.1) |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; HCW, healthcare worker.
Values are presented as median (interquartile range) or N (%).
a
Symptom status at the time of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test.
b
Duration from the date of symptom onset to the date of the first positive RT-PCR result.
c
A person was deemed to be fully vaccinated 14 days after the completion of the COVID-19 vaccination series, or partially vaccinated 14 days after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in a two-dose series.