학술논문

Case-Fatality Risk Estimates for COVID-19 Calculated by Using a Lag Time for Fatality
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 6, Pp 1339-1441 (2020)
Subject
COVID-19
case fatality risk
pandemic
viruses
respiratory diseases
case-fatality risk
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
Abstract
We estimated the case-fatality risk for coronavirus disease cases in China (3.5%); China, excluding Hubei Province (0.8%); 82 countries, territories, and areas (4.2%); and on a cruise ship (0.6%). Lower estimates might be closest to the true value, but a broad range of 0.25%–3.0% probably should be considered.