Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T54 |
0-2 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2. |
T55 |
3-34 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Epidemiological characteristics |
T56 |
35-153 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 28 patients with COVID-19, 15 were men (53.6%) and 13 were women (46.1%), with a mean age of 42.6 years (range: |
T57 |
154-167 |
Sentence |
denotes |
20–73 years). |
T58 |
168-342 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Regarding age groups, 8 patients were in their 50’s (28.6%), 6 patients each were in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s (21.4%), and 1 patient each was in their 60’s and 70’s (3.6%). |
T59 |
343-422 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 28 patients, 22 were Korean and 6 were Chinese, of whom 2 were visitors. |
T60 |
423-555 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 16 index cases imported from abroad (57.1%), 6 contributed to the occurrence of secondary infections in 10 patients in Korea. |
T61 |
556-678 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of those with secondary infection, 7 were first-generation patients (25.0%) and 3 were second-generation patients (10.7%). |
T62 |
679-769 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In the remaining 2 patients (7.2%), the route of transmission remains under investigation. |
T63 |
770-983 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The initial symptoms were fever or feeling hot (9 patients, 32.1%), sore throat (9 patients, 32.1%), cough or sputum production (5 patients, 17.9%), chills (5 patients, 17.9%), and muscle ache (4 patients, 14.3%). |
T64 |
984-1022 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, 3 patients were asymptomatic. |
T65 |
1023-1103 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In 18 patients, pneumonia was confirmed using imaging once hospitalized (64.3%). |
T66 |
1104-1228 |
Sentence |
denotes |
As of February 14th, 7 out of 28 patients had been discharged, and the average length of hospital stay was 12.7 days (range: |
T67 |
1229-1240 |
Sentence |
denotes |
8–19 days). |
T68 |
1241-1342 |
Sentence |
denotes |
One patient had visited a marketplace in China, while 2 had visited a medical facility in Wuhan City. |
T69 |
1343-1564 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Of the 28 patients, 10 (35.7%) had at least 1 underlying disease including hypertension, diabetes, asthma, chronic rhinitis, dyslipidemia, and hypothyroidism, and 1 patient had undergone surgery for lung cancer (Table 1). |
T70 |
1565-1680 |
Sentence |
denotes |
“Test count” refers to the number of cases that were reported to KCDC by local health centers and were then tested. |
T71 |
1681-1878 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Prior to February 7th, tests were conducted by KCDC and the Research Institute of Public Health and Environment in the corresponding cities/provinces, the number of reports and test counts matched. |
T72 |
1879-2078 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After February 7th, additional tests were conducted for each individual suspected of having COVID-19 increasing the number of reports, aside from those initially conducted by the local health center. |
T73 |
2079-2229 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The earliest date of symptom onset among the 25 patients with a clear date of onset, was January 10th (for 3 patients, the date of onset was unclear). |
T74 |
2230-2409 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since then, the number of confirmed index cases imported from abroad continued to increase, and symptoms were first confirmed in patients with secondary infection on January 26th. |
T75 |
2410-2615 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The incubation period was estimated to be 4.1 days based on the date of symptom onset and first exposure (among 9 patients, excluding 1 patient with an unclear date of onset) shown in Figure 1 and Table 2. |
T76 |
2616-2866 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In the 16 index cases imported from abroad, the suspected sites where the infection was first contracted were Wuhan, China (11 cases, 68.3%), Singapore (2 cases, 12.5%), Zhuhai, China (1 case, 6.3%), Thailand (1 case, 6.3%), and Japan (1 case, 6.3%). |
T77 |
2867-3087 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The 10 patients with secondary infection for which the routes of transmission were known were either family members (7 cases, 70.0%) including relatives (2 cases), or acquaintances (3 cases, 30%) of the primary patients. |
T78 |
3088-3248 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The suspected sites of transmission were the home (7 cases, 70.0%), a restaurant (1 case, 10.0%), a church (1 case, 10.0%), and other locations (1 case, 10.0%). |
T79 |
3249-3612 |
Sentence |
denotes |
With regard to the distribution of the 24 cases by region, excluding the 2 Wuhan residents and 2 patients who were evacuated via a charter flight, high incidence rates were reported in Gyeonggi-do (11 patients, 39.3%) and Seoul (9 patients, 32.1%), followed by Gwangju (2 patients, 7.1%), and Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do (1 patient each, 3.6%) shown in Table 2. |