Epidemic features of coronavirus disease 2019 in Henan Province
1. Telemedicine Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052; 2. National Engineering Laboratory for Internet Medical Systems and Applications, Zhengzhou 450052; 3. School of Management Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Abstract：Objective: To analyze the regional epidemic features of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) in Henan Province, China.
Methods: According to the data of COVID-19 patients and the resident population at the end of 2018 in Henan Province, statistical description and analysis of epidemiological
characteristics of COVID-19 in Henan Province were conducted, including the time
distribution, population distribution, and regional distribution.
Results: The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in Henan Province was 1.32/100 000,
the cure rate was 98.03%, and the fatality rate was 1.73% by March 9, 2020. The incidence
curve showed that the epidemic peak reached from January 24 to January 28. The highincidence
area was Xinyang, with a standardized cumulative incidence rate of 4.36/100 000.
There were 580 female COVID-19 patients (45.60%), 688 males (54.09%) in Henan
Province. The incidence of males was 1.41/100 000, while the incidence of females was
1.23/100 000. The age with the highest incidence of COVID-19 in Henan Province was
20-69 years old (88.68%). The incidence rate was highest in men aged 30-39 (2.51/
100 000), while the lowest rate in women aged 0-9 (0.16/100 000). There were 1 225 local
patients (96.31%), and the rural patients (45.73%) were slightly higher than the urban
patients (44.02%) in Henan Province. A total of 63.60% patients had traveled or lived in
Hubei or contacted with people who came from Hubei to Henan. The proportion of
patients whose family members suffered from COVID-19 was 32.70%. Global spatial
autocorrelation analysis suggested that there was a statistically significant positive
correlation in the spatial distribution of COVID-19 patients in Henan Province (Moran’s I=
0.248, Z=2.955, P<0.01).
Conclusion: There are differences in the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 patients in
different areas of Henan Province, with epidemic peak reaching from January 24 to
January 28. Henan is dominated by local patients, male patients, and patients with contact
history in Hubei. The space appears to be moderately clustered.
马倩倩，李陈晨，翟运开，高景宏，赵杰. 河南省2019冠状病毒病疫情流行特征分析[J]. 中南大学学报(医学版), 2020, 45(5): 582-590.
MA Qianqian, LI Chenchen, ZHAI Yunkai, GAO Jinghong, ZHAO Jie. Epidemic features of coronavirus disease 2019 in Henan Province. Journal of Central South University(Medical Scienc, 2020, 45(5): 582-590.
