Research Article
The Effects of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Viability of the SARS Coronavirus
Table 1
WHO SARS report—based on data as of the 31st December 2003.
| | Areas | Total | Medan age | Deaths | Case fatality Ratio (%) | No. of imported Cases (%) | No. of HCW (%) | First case | Last case |
| | China | 5327 | NKn | 349 | 7 | NA | 1002 (19) | Nov-02 | Jun-03 | | Hong Kong | 1755 | 40 | 299 | 17 | NA | 386 (22) | Feb-03 | May-03 | | Taiwan | 346 | 42 | 37 | 11 | 21 (6) | 68 (20) | Feb-03 | Jun-03 | | Singapore | 238 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 8 (3) | 97 (41) | Feb-03 | May-03 | | Viet Nam | 63 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 (2) | 36 (57) | Feb-03 | Apr-03 | | Indonesia | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | Apr-03 | Apr-03 | | Malaysia | 5 | 30 | 2 | 40 | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | Mar-03 | Apr-03 | | Thailand | 9 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 9 (100) | 1 (11) | Mar-03 | May-03 | | Philippines | 14 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 7 (50) | 4 (29) | Feb-03 | May-03 |
| | Total | 8096 | | 774 | 9.6 | 142 | 1706 (21) | | |
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