Treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 in Shandong, China: a cost and affordability analysis

Table 5 Estimated financial burden to the national health insurance for COVID-19 patients in China

Characteristics	Estimated number of cases^a	Cost per case (USD)	Total cost of COVID-19 cases (USD)
Mild	65 947 (81%)	4552	300 190 744 (61%)
Severe	11 398 (14%)	11 058	126 039 084 (26%)
Critically ill	4071 (5%)	16 652	67 790 292 (13%)
Total	81 416 (100%)	–	494 202 120 (100%)

^aThe number of COVID-19 cases were referenced according to the national surveillance report by the National Health Committee by 21 March 2020. The proportion of cases with varying severity was confirmed according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Report
– Not applicable

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