Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
Features | Overall cohort | Subjects with co-morbidities |
|---|---|---|
Number of patients (males) | 829 (451) | 135 (72) |
Age (mean ± SD) in years | 3.4 ± 3.6 | 4.5 ± 3.9 |
Use of emergency medical transports | 61 | 20 |
Symptoms | ||
● Fever | 608 | 87 |
● Cough | 445 | 78 |
● Dyspnoea | 176 | 45 |
● Vomiting | 100 | 14 |
● Diarrhea | 77 | 10 |
Mean duration of symptoms (days) | 3.4 ± 5 | 2.6 ± 3.6 |
Epidemiologic features: | ||
● Travel in high prevalence areas | 10 | 0 |
● Close contact with suspected (including symptomatic family members) or confirmed cases | 30 | 8 |
Diagnostic swab | 207 | 39 |
Criteria for diagnostic swab | 53 | 8 |
Hospital admission | 277 | 58 |
Refused admission | 32 | 9 |