Epidemiological features of domestic and imported cases with COVID-19 between January 2020 and March 2021 in Taiwan

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic affecting numerous countries around the world. This study elaborates Taiwan's epidemiological characteristics from the 2020 to 2021 COVID-19 pandemic from human, temporal, and geographical dimensions. Big data for cases were obtained from...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2021-10, Vol.100 (39), p.e27360-e27360
Main Authors: Wu, Chun-Han, Chou, Yu-Ching, Lin, Fu-Huang, Hsieh, Chi-Jeng, Wu, Ding-Chung, Peng, Chung-Kan, Yu, Chia-Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Communicable Disease Control - standards
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Observational Study
Pandemics
Residence Characteristics
SARS-CoV-2
Sex Factors
Taiwan - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic affecting numerous countries around the world. This study elaborates Taiwan's epidemiological characteristics from the 2020 to 2021 COVID-19 pandemic from human, temporal, and geographical dimensions. Big data for cases were obtained from a public database from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in April 2021. The data were analyzed and used to compare differences, correlations, and trends for human, temporal, and geographical characteristics for imported and domestic COVID-19 cases. During the study period, 1030 cases were confirmed and the mortality rate of 1.0%. The epidemiological features indicated that most cases (953/1030, 92.5%) were imported. A comparison of the domestic confirmed and imported cases revealed the following findings: No significant difference of COVID-19 between males and females for sex was observed; For age, the risk of domestic transmission was significantly lower for 20 to 29 years old, higher for 50 to 59 years old, and >60 years old with odds ratios (ORs) (P value 
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000027360