COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 8 (Reporting period from 19:00 AEDT 14 March to 23:59 AEDT 22 March 2020)

Commun Dis Intell (2018). 2020 Mar 27:44. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2020.44.28.

Abstract

This is the eighth epidemiological report for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), reported in Australia as at 23:59 Australian Eastern Daylight Time [AEDT] 22 March 2020. It includes data on COVID-19 cases diagnosed in Australia, the international situation and a review of current evidence.

Keywords: 2019-nCoV; Australia; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute respiratory disease; case definition; coronavirus disease 2019; epidemiology; novel coronavirus.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Betacoronavirus* / genetics
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
  • Coronavirus Infections / virology
  • Diterpenes
  • Female
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / virology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Diterpenes
  • giraldine G