Corrigendum to “Coronavirus Disease-19: The First 7,755 Cases in the Republic of Korea” [Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2020;11(2):85–90]
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):146-146
COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
*Corresponding author: COVID-19 National Emergency Response Center, Epidemiology and Case Management Team, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea, E-mail:
jeongek@korea.kr
In the above-mentioned article, the authors want to update the errors in Results and , specifically the errors in the percentages and the subheadings with clearer meaning. The authors regret this error and would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Fatal cases (n = 66) of laboratory-confirmed COVID -19 cases, as of March 12th 2020, Republic of Korea.
In the result section, “Of 63 cases, 96.8% were reported to have comorbidities: 47.6% hypertension, 36.5% diabetes, 16% neurodegenerative disorders, and 17.5% pulmonary diseases.” should be changed to: “Of 66 cases, 92.4% were reported to have comorbidities: 45.4% hypertension, 34.8% diabetes, 24.2% neurodegenerative disorders, and 16.7% pulmonary diseases”.
The results related to fatal cases in should be changed as follows.
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Table 3
Fatal cases (n = 66) of laboratory-confirmed COVID -19 cases, as of March 12th 2020, Republic of Korea.
| Variables |
n |
(%) |
| Age, years, median (range) |
77 |
(35–93) |
|
| Sex |
| Female |
29 |
(43.9) |
| Male |
37 |
(56.1) |
|
| Coexisting condition*
|
| Any |
61 |
(92.4) |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
5 |
(7.6) |
| Heart disease |
10 |
(15.2) |
| Pulmonary disease |
11 |
(16.7) |
| Kidney disease |
5 |
(7.6) |
| Diabetes |
23 |
(34.8) |
| Hypertension |
30 |
(45.4) |
| Cancer |
7 |
(10.6) |
| Neurodegenerative disorder |
16 |
(24.2) |
| Under investigation |
5 |
(7.6) |
|
| Region |
| Daegu |
47 |
(71.2) |
| Gyeongbuk |
16 |
(24.2) |
| Others |
3 |
(4.5) |
|
| Death before admission |
5 |
(7.6) |
| Interval, days, median (range) |
| Symptom → Death |
10 |
(1–24) |
| Symptom → Diagnosis |
4 |
(0–20) |
| Symptom → Hospitalization |
4.5 |
(0–11) |
| Hospitalization → Death |
5 |
(0–16) |
|
| Total |
66 |
|
