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Global Alert and Response (GAR)

Summary of probable SARS cases with onset of illness from 1 November 2002 to 31 July 2003

(Based on data as of the 31 December 2003.)


Cumulative number of cases
Areas Female Male Total Median age (range) Number of deaths^a Case fatality ratio (%) Number of imported cases (%) Number of HCW affected (%) Date onset first probable case Date onset last probable case
Australia 4 2 6 15 (1-45) 0 0 6 (100) 0 (0) 26-Feb-03 1-Apr-03
Canada 151 100 251 49 (1-98) 43 17 5 (2) 109 (43) 23-Feb-03 12-Jun-03
China 2674 2607 5327^b Not available 349 7 Not Applicable 1002 (19) 16-Nov-02 3-Jun-03
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 977 778 1755 40 (0-100) 299 17 Not Applicable 386 (22) 15-Feb-03 31-May-03
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0 1 1 28 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 5-May-03 5-May-03
China, Taiwan 218 128 346^c 42 (0-93) 37 11 21 (6) 68 (20) 25-Feb-03 15-Jun-03
France 1 6 7 49 (26 - 61) 1 14 7 (100) 2 (29)^d 21-Mar-03 3-May-03
Germany 4 5 9 44 (4-73) 0 0 9 (100) 1 (11) 9-Mar-03 6-May-03
India 0 3 3 25 (25-30) 0 0 3 (100) 0 (0) 25-Apr-03 6-May-03
Indonesia 0 2 2 56 (47-65) 0 0 2 (100) 0 (0) 6-Apr-03 17-Apr-03
Italy 1 3 4 30.5 (25-54) 0 0 4 (100) 0 (0) 12-Mar-03 20-Apr-03
Kuwait 1 0 1 50 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 9-Apr-03 9-Apr-03
Malaysia 1 4 5 30 (26-84) 2 40 5 (100) 0 (0) 14-Mar-03 22-Apr-03
Mongolia 8 1 9 32 (17-63) 0 0 8 (89) 0 (0) 31-Mar-03 6-May-03
New Zealand 1 0 1 67 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 20-Apr-03 20-Apr-03
Philippines 8 6 14 41 (29-73) 2 14 7 (50) 4 (29) 25-Feb-03 5-May-03
Republic of Ireland 0 1 1 56 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 27-Feb-03 27-Feb-03
Republic of Korea 0 3 3 40 (20-80) 0 0 3 (100) 0 (0) 25-Apr-03 10-May-03
Romania 0 1 1 52 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 19-Mar-03 19-Mar-03
Russian Federation 0 1 1 25 0 0 Not Available 0 (0) 5-May-03 5-May-03
Singapore 161 77 238 35 (1-90) 33 14 8 (3) 97 (41) 25-Feb-03 5-May-03
South Africa 0 1 1 62 1 100 1 (100) 0 (0) 3-Apr-03 3-Apr-03
Spain 0 1 1 33 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 26-Mar-03 26-Mar-03
Sweden 3 2 5 43 (33-55) 0 0 5 (100) 0 (0) 28-Mar-03 23-Apr-03
Switzerland 0 1 1 35 0 0 1 (100) 0 (0) 9-Mar-03 9-Mar-03
Thailand 5 4 9 42 (2-79) 2 22 9 (100) 1 (11)^d 11-Mar-03 27-May-03
United Kingdom 2 2 4 59 (28-74) 0 0 4 (100) 0 (0) 1-Mar-03 1-Apr-03
United States 13 14 27 36 (0-83) 0 0 27 (100) 0 (0) 24-Feb-03 13-Jul-03^e
Viet Nam 39 24 63 43 (20-76) 5 8 1 (2) 36 (57) 23-Feb-03 14-Apr-03
Total 8096 774 9.6 142 1706

a. Includes only cases whose death is attributed to SARS.
b. Case classification by sex is unknown for 46 cases.
c. Since 11 July 2003, 325 cases have been discarded in Taiwan, China. Laboratory information was insufficient or incomplete for 135 discarded cases, of which 101 died.
d. Includes HCWs who acquired illness in other areas.
e. Due to differences in case definitions, the United States has reported probable cases of SARS with onsets of illness after 5 July 2003.

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