Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea

Between January 24th and March 10th, a total of 2,370 individuals had contact with the first 30 cases of COVID-19. There were 13 individuals who contracted COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 0.55% (95% CI 0.31–0.96). There were 119 household contacts, of which 9 individuals developed C...

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Main Authors: COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Language:English
Published: Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2020-04-01
Series:Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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Online Access:http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/ophrp-11-81.pdf
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description Between January 24th and March 10th, a total of 2,370 individuals had contact with the first 30 cases of COVID-19. There were 13 individuals who contracted COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 0.55% (95% CI 0.31–0.96). There were 119 household contacts, of which 9 individuals developed COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 7.56% (95% CI 3.7–14.26).
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spelling doaj.art-7f44915c42db4254ac79bb84bb862dbd2023-08-02T02:46:11ZengKorea Disease Control and Prevention AgencyOsong Public Health and Research Perspectives2210-90992210-91102020-04-01112818410.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.2.04549Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of KoreaCOVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team0Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, KoreaKorea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, KoreaBetween January 24th and March 10th, a total of 2,370 individuals had contact with the first 30 cases of COVID-19. There were 13 individuals who contracted COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 0.55% (95% CI 0.31–0.96). There were 119 household contacts, of which 9 individuals developed COVID-19 resulting in a secondary attack rate of 7.56% (95% CI 3.7–14.26).http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/ophrp-11-81.pdfcontact tracingcovid-19epidemiologysars-cov-2
spellingShingle COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team
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Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
contact tracing
covid-19
epidemiology
sars-cov-2
title Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
title_full Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
title_fullStr Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
title_full_unstemmed Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
title_short Coronavirus Disease-19: Summary of 2,370 Contact Investigations of the First 30 Cases in the Republic of Korea
title_sort coronavirus disease 19 summary of 2 370 contact investigations of the first 30 cases in the republic of korea
topic contact tracing
covid-19
epidemiology
sars-cov-2
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