J Korean Med Sci.  2020 Mar;35(10):e112. 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e112.

Report on the Epidemiological Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in the Republic of Korea from January 19 to March 2, 2020

• Korean Society of Infectious Diseases
• Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Korean Society of Epidemiology
• Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy
• Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control and Prevention
• Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• KMID: 2471804
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e112

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Korea; Epidemiology

MeSH Terms

China
Coronavirus*
Epidemiology
Korea
Republic of Korea*