High Level of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Young Population Is a Predictor for Peak Incidence.

ABSTRACT: South Korea adopted stringent preventive measures against Coronavirus virus disease 2019, resulting in three small and one large outbreaks until January 15, 2022. The fatality rate was 2.5-fold higher during peak transmission periods than in base periods. As new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are continuously emerging, the need for understanding their epidemic potential remains necessary. In South Korea, the epidemiologic data obtained from mass diagnostic testing enabled investigation of the true number of infected cases, exact incidence, and fatality numbers. Analysis found a similarity between estimated infection rates and confirmed cases. This suggested that the number of confirmed cases had an influence on the fatality rate as a quantitative p

SUBMITTER: Choi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9195141 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature