Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese …

Z Wu, JM McGoogan - jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently published the largest case
series to date of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in mainland China (72 314 cases,
updated through February 11, 2020). 1 This Viewpoint summarizes key findings from this
report and discusses emerging understanding of and lessons from the COVID-19 epidemic.
Epidemiologic Characteristics of the COVID-19 Outbreak Among a total of 72 314 case
records (Box), 44 672 were classified as confirmed cases of COVID-19 (62%; diagnosis …