Relative risks of COVID-19 fatality between the first and second waves of the pandemic in Ontario, Canada.
Int J Infect Dis
; 109: 189-191, 2021 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-34216734
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine whether the case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 decreased over time and whether the COVID-19 testing rate is a driving factor for the changes if the CFR decreased.METHODS:
Analyzing COVID-19 cases, deaths and tests in Ontario, Canada, we compared the CFR between the first wave and the second wave across 26 public health units in Ontario. We also explored whether a high testing rate was associated with a large CFR decrease.RESULTS:
The first wave CFR ranged from 0.004 to 0.146, whereas the second wave CFR ranged from 0.003 to 0.034. The pooled RR estimate of second wave COVID-19 case fatality, compared with first wave, was 0.24 (95% CI 0.19-0.32). Additionally, COVID-19 testing percentages were not associated with the estimated relative risk (P=0.246).CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 CFR decreased significantly in Ontario during the second wave, and COVID-19 testing was not a driving factor for this decrease.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
4_TD
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article