COVID-19 Case Definitions

1. A Suspected case of COVID-19:

A - A person who meets the following clinical AND epidemiological criteria(s) will be designated as a suspected case of COVID-19.

Clinical Criteria:

Acute onset of fever AND cough;

Acute onset of ANY THREE OR MORE of the following signs or symptoms:

Fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, coryza, dyspnea, anorexia/nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, altered mental status.

Epidemiological Criteria(s):

i. Residing or working in an area with a high risk of transmission of virus: closed residential settings, humanitarian settings such as camp and camp-like settings for displaced persons; anytime within the 14 days prior to symptom onset;

ii. Residing or travel to an area with community transmission anytime within the 14 days prior to symptom onset;

iii. Working in any health care setting, including within health facilities or within the community; any time within the 14 days prior to symptom onset.

B - A patient with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI): acute respiratory infection with a history of fever or measured fever of ≥ 38 C°; and cough with onset within the last 10 days; and requires hospitalization.

NB: Clinical and public health judgment should be used to determine the need for further investigation in patients who do not strictly meet the clinical or epidemiological criteria.