Exploring the percentage of COVID-19 cases reported in the community in Canada and associated case fatality ratios

• Published in: Infectious Disease Modelling
• Main Authors: Brendan P. Dougherty, Ben A. Smith, Carolee A. Carson, Nicholas H. Ogden
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021
• Subjects: SARS-CoV-2; Underestimation; Coronavirus disease; Long term care facilities; Case fatality ratio; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idm.2020.11.008; https://doaj.org/article/d9c97b7656304257b66eb7aebb2a2a43

While surveillance can identify changes in COVID-19 transmission patterns over time and space, sections of the population at risk, and the efficacy of public health measures, reported cases of COVID-19 are generally understood to only capture a subset of the actual number of cases. Our primary objec...