Report on the Epidemiological Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in the Republic of Korea from January 19 to March 2, 2020
Date
2020-03-16Author
Korean Society of Infectious Diseases
Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Korean Society of Epidemiology
Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control and Prevention
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Since the first case of coronavirus disease19 (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China, as of March 2, 2020, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was 89,069 cases in 67 countries and regions. As of 0 am, March 2, 2020, the Republic of Korea had the second-largest number of confirmed cases (n = 4,212) after China (n = 80,026). This report summarizes the epidemiologic features and the snapshots of the outbreak in the Republic of Korea from January 19 and March 2, 2020.