A Comparison of Case Fatality Risk of COVID-19 between Singapore and Japan

The crude case fatality risk (CFR) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore is remarkably small. We aimed to estimate the unbiased CFR by age for Singapore and Japan and compare these estimates by calculating the standardized mortality ratio (SMR). Age-specific CFRs for COVID-19 were estimate...

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Main Authors: Taishi Kayano, Hiroshi Nishiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/10/3326