Challenges and accurate estimates of mortality and case-fatality rates due to COVID-19

Challenges and accurate estimates of mortality and case-fatality rates due to COVID-19

Many reasons restrict obtaining an accurate estimate of Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and Mortality Rate (MR) by COVID-19. The main concern is the number of infected people and deaths. We aimed to discuss some solutions for accurate estimating of CFR and MR.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: H. Azizi, E.D. Esmaeili, A. Fakhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Case-fatality rate
COVID-19
excess death
mortality rate
surveillance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205229752030127X
Description
Summary:Many reasons restrict obtaining an accurate estimate of Case Fatality Rate (CFR) and Mortality Rate (MR) by COVID-19. The main concern is the number of infected people and deaths. We aimed to discuss some solutions for accurate estimating of CFR and MR.
ISSN:2052-2975

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