High variability of COVID-19 case fatality rate in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic a high case fatality rate (CFR) was noticed worldwide including also Germany where the first European cases have been observed. The WHO recommended immediate intubation for patients with dyspnoea which has since been revised after reviewing the initial clinical outcome. The objective of this study is to analyze CFR and assess if there is an advantage of a more conservative management of COVID-19 induced hypoxemia.

Methods

PCR confirmed COVID-19 infections and death counts were obtained for all German districts from 27 Jan 2020 until 15 Feb 2021 using official reports of Robert Koch Institute Berlin, Germany. A moving average CFRt was constructed by dividing disease related deaths two weeks after a given index day by t

SUBMITTER: Wjst M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9977635 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature