Clinical features of 64 patients (outside Hubei) with COVID-19 in Wenzhou, China

摘要

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (1). Given its rapid spread worldwide, the epidemiological and clinical features of COVID-19 mandate further clarification. According to previous Wuhan-based studies, which respectively included 41 (2), 99 (3) and 52 (4) laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients, SARS-CoV-2 mimicked severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus in terms of severity and high mortality, however, a subsequent study conducted on 13-cases in Beijing demonstrated that all patients were mildly infected (5). Results of these studies varied greatly and were contradictory, therefore, we collected the data from 64 patients admitted to Oujiangkou Branch, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, aiming to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Wenzhou city which, although far away from Hubei Province, is the most-affected area in China outside Hubei.