Abstract: [Purpose/Significance] More than 800,000 patients have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide so far, and the epidemic has spread to the whole world. Based on the huge differences in infection rates and lethal rates in different countries / regions, it is meaningful to conduct comparative research between regions, and it is of great value for regions to learn experience from each other and try to avoid mistakes. [Method / Process] This paper focuses on the incidence of COVID-19 in six provinces and cities around Hubei Province, and conducts the data analysis of different regions, including the incidence rate, mortality rate, and development trend of the positive epidemic period of millions of people; Combined with the law of crowd movement between Hubei and surrounding provinces and cities for comparison, we can obtain the correlation of inter-provincial transmission of infection. In addition, Zhengzhou, which is an important city in the Central Plains region, has also been greatly impacted. Its population size is comparable to that of Wuhan, and its distance is relatively short. The frequency of commuting between cities is high. The paper specifically selected Zhengzhou for analysis. [Results/Conclusions] There are some differences in the changes of the epidemic situation in the six provinces and cities. This is not only related to the size of the group that entered Hubei before the closure of the city, but also to its own population size and transportation status. Specific to Zhengzhou City, the cumulative incidence rate is 1.55 per 100,000. The confirmed cases are mainly concentrated in the Jinshui District, the north of Zhengzhou, which is consistent with the status of the transportation hub; the number of male and female patients is relatively close, and these data can provide a basis for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 outbreak to some degree.

Key words: novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), epidemic situation, data collection