Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004
Perspective
SARS in Healthcare Facilities, Toronto and Taiwan
L. Clifford McDonald*
, Andrew E. Simor†, Ih-Jen Su‡, Susan Maloney*, Marianna Ofner§, Kow-Tong Chen‡, James F. Lando*, Allison McGeer¶, Min-Ling Lee‡, and Daniel B. Jernigan*
, Andrew E. Simor†, Ih-Jen Su‡, Susan Maloney*, Marianna Ofner§, Kow-Tong Chen‡, James F. Lando*, Allison McGeer¶, Min-Ling Lee‡, and Daniel B. Jernigan*Table
Characteristics of the SARS outbreak in the greater Toronto area and Taiwan, March–June 2003a
| Characteristic | GTA, no. (%) | Taiwan, no. (%)b |
|---|---|---|
| Total cases |
375 |
NA |
| Probable |
247 (66) |
668 |
| Suspected |
128 (34) |
NA |
| Deaths |
44 (12) |
72 (11) |
| Healthcare related |
271 (72) |
370 (55) |
| Healthcare workers |
164 (44) |
120 (18) |
| Patients or visitors |
107 (28) |
256 (38) |
| Hospitals with hospitalized SARS patients |
23 |
84 |
| Hospitals with SARS transmission |
10 (43) |
8 (10) |
| Hospitals that closed wards or an emergency room | 10 (43) | NA |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; GTA, greater Toronto area; NA, data not available
bPercentage expresses proportion of all probable SARS cases
