Clinical Features of Adult COVID-19 Patients without Risk Factors before and after the Nationwide SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta)-variant Outbreak in Korea: Experience from Gyeongsangnam-do

• DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e341
• Publication Date: 2021-12-02T01:09:21Z
• Authors: Byung-Han Ryu; Sun In Hong; Su Jin Lim; Younghwa Cho; Cheolgu Hwang; Hyungseok Kang; Si-Ho Kim; Yu Mi Wi; Kyung-Wook Hong; In-Gyu Bae; Oh-Hyun Cho
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Time Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Incidence; COVID-19; Middle Aged; Disease Outbreaks; 3. Good health; Hospitalization; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Risk Factors; Republic of Korea; Odds Ratio; Humans; Original Article; Female; Retrospective Studies

Data on severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) delta variant virulence are insufficient. We retrospectively compared the clinical features of adult coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients without risk factors for COVID-19 who entered residential treatment centers (RTCs) before and after outbreak.