The epidemiological characteristics of cluster transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a multi-center study in Jiangsu Province.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly spread across the globe while little multi-center research about the epidemiological characteristics of cluster transmission is conducted. To provide a more comprehensive description of the epidemiological characteristics of cluster transmission and the virulence of SARS-CoV-2 carried by asymptomatic carriers, we studied the epidemiological characteristics of 70 clusters. 70 clusters including 311 consecutive subjects from January 20, 2020, to March 10, 2020, were enrolled. Of 70 clusters, 5 were infected by asymptomatic or presymptomatic carriers. We gathered and analyzed information about their demographic, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic classification, and cluster characteristics. Among the 66 asymptomatic carriers in Jiang

SUBMITTER: Han T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653592 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature