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. 2020 Mar 30;35(12):e132.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e132.

Analysis on 54 Mortality Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea from January 19 to March 10, 2020

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Analysis on 54 Mortality Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea from January 19 to March 10, 2020

Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. J Korean Med Sci. .

Abstract

Since the identification of the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the global number of confirmed cases as of March 15, 2020, is 156,400, with total death in 5,833 (3.7%) worldwide. Here, we summarize the morality data from February 19 when the first mortality occurred to 0 am, March 10, 2020, in Korea with comparison to other countries. The overall case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Korea was 0.7% as of 0 am, March 10, 2020.

Keywords: COVID-19; Case Fatality Rate; China; Comparison; Coronavirus; Italy; Korea; Mortality; SARS-CoV-2.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Timeline of COVID-19 morality in Korea as of March 10, 2020.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, ROK = Republic of Korea, ICU = intensive care unit, GW = general ward.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Mortality related milestones, the cumulative number of confirmed cases, number of daily new cases, and cumulative number of cases that have been released from isolation in Korea as of March 10, 2020.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Number of death and distribution. (A) Daily number of deaths (bar), daily case fatality rate (orange line), and daily cumulative case fatality rate (blue line) of COVID-19 in Korea as of March 10, 2020. (B) Mortality distribution in the nation as of March 10, 2020. Number of total cases (blue) and number of fatal cases (fatal case rate %) (red) are shown.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019, KCDC = Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Survival duration from symptom onset to death. (A) Overall (n = 31), (B) < 70 years old (n = 9) vs. ≥ 70 years old (n = 22), (C) With underlying illness (n = 28) vs. without underlying illness (n = 3).
Fig. 5
Fig. 5. Case fatality rate in selected countries in the world.
Fig. 6
Fig. 6. Population distribution, COVID-19 case distribution and case fatality rate in each age group. (A) Korea, (B) China, and (C) Italy. Blue area: the proportion of age groups among the general population, Yellow area: the proportion of age groups among confirmed cases, Red bar: case fatality rate.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.
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