Table 1.
Characteristics of laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19 cases in SDHB by lockdown status.
| All (N=186) |
Pre‐lockdown (Mar 11–25; N=101) |
During lockdown (Mar 26–Apr 14; N=85) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure history | |||
| Overseas travel within 14‐days before symptom onset | 47/185 (25%) | 37/100 (37%) | 10/85 (12%) |
| Close contact with another COVID‐19 case: household | 65/185 (35%) | 24/100 (24%) | 41/85 (48%) |
| Close contact with another COVID‐19 case: non‐household | 50/185 (27%) | 20/100 (20%) | 23/85 (35%) |
| Community: no travel or close contact with another COVID‐19 case | 23/185 (12%) | 19/100 (19%) | 4/85 (5%) |
| Age, years | 36 (25–55) | 39 (25–56) | 35 (23–55) |
| Age group, years | |||
| <1 | 0/186 (0%) | 0/101 (0%) | 0/85 (0%) |
| 1–4 | 0/186 (0%) | 0/101 (0%) | 0/85 (0%) |
| 5–14 | 4/186 (2%) | 1/101 (1%) | 3/85 (4%) |
| 15–24 | 38/186 (20%) | 18/101 (18%) | 20/85 (24%) |
| 25–44 | 62/186 (33%) | 36/101 (36%) | 26/85 (31%) |
| 45–64 | 70/186 (38%) | 39/101 (39%) | 31/85 (37%) |
| >64 | 12/186 (6%) | 7/101 (7%) | 5/85 (6%) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 99/186 (53%) | 52/101 (51%) | 47/85 (55%) |
| Male | 87/186 (47%) | 49/101 (49%) | 38/85 (45%) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Māori | 12/185 (7%) | 1/101 (1%) | 11/84 (13%) |
| Pacific Peoples | 2/185 (1%) | 0/101 (0%) | 2/84 (2%) |
| Asian | 5/185 (3%) | 2/101 (2%) | 3/84 (4%) |
| Middle Eastern / Latin American / African | 6/185 (3%) | 1/101 (1%) | 1/84 (1%) |
| European or Other | 160/185 (87%) | 67/101 (80%) | 67/84 (80%) |
Notes:
Data are median (IQR), or n/N (%). Lower denominations indicate missing data, excluded from the analysis. Percentages might not total 100% because of rounding. Table includes all cases (primary and secondary) residing in SDHB at time of infection. We allocated cases to the two time periods according to their symptom onset date. COVID‐19: Coronavirus disease 2019