Journal article
Temporal estimates of case-fatality rate for COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada and the United States
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Estimates of the case-fatality rate (CFR) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vary widely in different population settings. We sought to estimate and compare the COVID-19 CFR in Canada and the United States while adjusting for 2 potential biases in crude CFR.
METHODS: We used the daily incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths in Canada and the US from Jan. 31 to Apr. 22, 2020. We applied a statistical method …
Authors
Abdollahi E; Champredon D; Langley JM; Galvani AP; Moghadas SM
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 192, No. 25, pp. e666–e670
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
June 22, 2020
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.200711
ISSN
0820-3946