Fast Stats - March 2020

Feb. 24, 2020

COVID-19*

Similar to MERS, SARS and the common cold, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and has spread rapidly throughout China and the world.

3%

is the estimated mortality rate of COVID-19 infection

98%

of patients with COVID-19 infection presented with fever symptoms and later 55% of the patients developed dyspnea and 66% developed lymphopenia

76%

of patients presented with cough and 44% also had myalgia/fatigue with COVID-19 infection

2 days to 2 weeks

is the estimated incubation period after exposure according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

774

is the number of deaths across the world from SARS; COVID-19 deaths have now exceeded that number with over 1,800**

$675 million

is the amount needed for new coronavirus preparedness and a global response plan covering the months of February through April 2020 according to World Health Organization (WHO) International

rRT-PCR

or reverse real-time transcription polymerase chain reaction assay is the CDC prescribed test for labs to use for COVID-19 detection

Sources:
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/05-02-2020-us-675-million-needed-for-new-coronavirus-preparedness-and-response-global-plan
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html
*Formerly 2019-nCoV
**As of February 16, 2020