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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and global health2021

Ecological Study on Differences in COVID-19 Fatality among Wuhan, Rest of Hubei, and Rest of China.

Youfu Ke, Jianli Cui, Yunkeung Wong

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Article in Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Youfu KeClinical Division, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1675-4088
Jianli CuiSchool of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3900-4602
Yunkeung WongHong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong, 999077, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8399-1369
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChina's vigorous anti-COVID-19 campaign has been going on for three months since January 20, which has contained the spread of the virus across China.

objectivesEpidemiological investigations found that COVID-19 fatality rates in Wuhan, rest parts of Hubei province except Wuhan (Rest of Hubei) and rest parts of Mainland China except Hubei province (Rest of China) were different. An ecological study was conducted to analyze the reasons and provide the world with China's anti-COVID-19 epidemic experiences.

methodsInfected cases from Mainland China were divided into three populations: Wuhan, Rest of Hubei and Rest of China. Methods were based on

results50,333 total confirmed cases in Wuhan made up the most substantial part by comparison with 17,795 in Rest of Hubei and 14,630 in Rest of China, respectively. In the early stage of the COVID-19 epidemic, daily severe cases in Wuhan accounted for the majority, and as the epidemic controlled, severe cases in all three populations decreased. Total deaths in Wuhan constituted the most significant proportion, with the highest 3869 in contrast to 643 in Rest of Hubei and 120 in Rest of China. The fatality rates in Wuhan ranged from 2.82% to 7.69%, much higher than 1.80-3.61% in Rest of Hubei, and 0.49-0.88% in Rest of China. Pearson chi-square test for fatality rates in the three populations demonstrated significant differences (

conclusionThe ecological comparison study among the three populations have proved that social distancing, quarantine, lockdown, cutting off sources of infection and transmission routes, early detection, early isolation, early treatment are all vital to control the epidemic by reducing COVID-19 confirmed cases, severe cases and the fatality rate.

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Communicable Disease ControlCOVID-19Disease Transmission, InfectiousEpidemicsMortalityChinaContact TracingCross-Sectional StudiesEarly Medical InterventionEcological and Environmental PhenomenaHumansPhysical DistancingQuarantineSARS-CoV-2COVID-19cross-sectional studyecological studyepidemiological investigationSARS-CoV-2

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