Infection fatality risk for SARS-CoV-2 in community dwelling population of Spain: nationwide seroepidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the infection fatality risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), based on deaths with confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) and excess deaths from all causes.

Design

Nationwide seroepidemiological study.

Setting

First wave of covid-19 pandemic in Spain.

Participants

Community dwelling individuals of all ages.

Main outcome measures

The main outcome measure was overall, and age and sex specific, infection fatality risk for SARS-CoV-2 (the number of covid-19 deaths and excess deaths divided by the estimated number of SARS-CoV-2 infections) in the community dwelling Spanish population. Deaths with laboratory confirmed covid-19 were obtained from the National Epidemiological Surveillance Network (RENA

SUBMITTER: Pastor-Barriuso R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690290 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature