Summary of probable SARS cases with onset of illness from 1 November 2002 to 31 July 2003
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(Based on data as of the 31 December 2003.)
24 July 2015
| Meeting report
Overview
| Cumulative number of cases | ||||||||||
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| 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.
WHO Team
Emergency Response (WRE)