Clinical characteristics Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Date of admission Jan. 3 Jan. 13 Jan. 27 Jan. 22 Jan. 20 Sex Male Male Female Female Female Age (years) 30 42 32 27 31 Epidemiological history Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SARS-CoV-2 negative to positive (days) 4 8 17 15 9 Complications None None None None None Signs and symptoms Fever on admission Yes Yes Yes No Yes Cough No Yes No No No Dyspnoea No No No No No Sore throat No No Yes No No Fatigue Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Laboratory characteristics White blood cell count (× 109 cells per L) 5.9 7.1 4.4 6.5 4.5 Neutrophil count (× 109 cells per L) 3.5 4.5 1.8 4.1 2.6 Lymphocyte count (× 109 cells per L) 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.4 Monocyte count (× 109 cells per L) 0.63 1.24 0.75 0.58 0.4 Eosinophil count (× 109 cells per L) 0.13 0.05 0.02 0.09 0 Basophile count (× 109 cells per L) 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 C-reactive protein (mg/L) 18.7 23.7 NA <0.50 NA Elevated ALT (>45 U/L) or AST (>35 U/L) No No No No No ALT (U/L) 40 16 11 9 10 AST(U/L) 32 19 20 13 22 Confirmatory test (SARS-CoV-2 PCR) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CT evidence of pneumonia Typical signs of viral infection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Treatment Antiviral therapy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Antibiotic therapy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Use of corticosteroid Yes Yes No No Yes