Serial Interval of COVID-19 among Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.200357
• Publication Date: 2020-03-19T15:21:00Z
• Authors: Zhanwei Du; Xiaoke Xu; Ye Wu; Lin Wang; Benjamin J. Cowling; Lauren Ancel Meyers
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections

Abstract We estimate the distribution of serial intervals for 468 confirmed cases coronavirus disease reported in China as February 8, 2020. The mean interval was 3.96 days (95% CI 3.53–4.39 days), SD 4.75 4.46–5.07 days); 12.6% case reports indicated presymptomatic transmission.