Protecting Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Table 1

Demographics and baseline characteristics of cases with COVID-19.

Characteristics	No. (%), Total ()
Age, median (IQR), yr	37.0 (30.0–46.0)
Sex
Male	34 (37.4%)
Female	57 (62.6%)
Occupation
Doctor	50 (54.9%)
Nurse	38 (41.8%)
Others^a	3 (3.3%)
Chronic medical illness
Hypertension	2 (2.2%)
Diabetes	1 (1.1%)
HBV(hepatitis B)	1 (1.1%)
Diagnostic method
RT-PCR assay	77 (84.6%)
Chest CT scan	14 (15.4%)
Treatment
Outpatient	35 (38.5%)
Hospitalization	56 (61.5%)

^aOthers: laboratory technicians, emergency medical personnel; percentages may not have a total of 100 because of rounding.