Epidemiology of COVID-19 and Predictors of Recovery in the Republic of Korea

Table 1

Sample characteristics ().

Variable	Number	Proportion (%)
Sex
Female	1,848	56.0
Male	1,451	44.0
Age group (years)
Below 10	53	1.6
10-19	149	4.5
20-29	801	24.3
30-39	438	13.3
40-49	454	13.8
50-59	597	18.1
60-69	401	12.2
70-79	204	6.2
80-89	156	4.7
90 and above	46	1.4
Province
Busan	134	4.1
Chungcheongbuk-do	44	1.3
Chungcheongnam-do	143	4.3
Daegu	63	1.9
Daejeon	40	1.2
Gangwon-do	49	1.5
Gwangju	30	0.9
Gyeonggi-do	677	20.5
Gyeongsangbuk-do	1,218	36.9
Gyeongsangnam-do	112	3.4
Incheon	92	2.8
Jeju-do	13	0.4
Jeollabuk-do	17	0.5
Jeollanam-do	15	0.5
Sejong	46	1.4
Seoul	563	17.1
Ulsan	43	1.3
Exposure
Nursing home	46	1.4
Hospital	37	1.1
Religious gathering	160	4.9
Call center	112	3.4
Community center, shelter, and apartment	50	1.5
Gym facility	34	1.0
Overseas inflow	553	16.8
Contact with patients	957	29.0
Others	1,350	40.9
Date of confirmed diagnosis
20-26 Jan 2020	3	0.1
27 Jan-02 Feb 2020	12	0.4
03-09 Feb 2020	12	0.4
10-16 Feb 2020	3	0.1
17-23 Feb 2020	258	7.8
24 Feb-01 Mar 2020	750	22.7
02-08 Mar 2020	651	19.7
09-15 Mar 2020	356	10.8
16-22 Mar 2020	348	10.6
23-29 Mar 2020	347	10.5
30 Mar-05 Apr 2020	349	10.6
06-12 Apr 2020	102	3.1
13-19 Apr 2020	71	2.2
20-26 Apr 2020	30	0.9
27-30 Apr 2020	7	0.2
Outcome
Died	69	2.1
Recovered	1,372	41.6
Isolated	1,858	56.3