The challenge of measuring severity and lethality in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Authors

  • Javier del Águila Mejía Médico residente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública del Hospital de Móstoles. Centro Coordinador Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias.
  • Lidia Redondo Bravo Técnica superior de Tragsatec. Centro Coordinador Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias.
  • Bernardo R. Guzmán Herrador Médico Titular. Centro Coordinador Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias.
  • Berta Suárez Rodríguez Médica Titular. Centro Coordinador Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias.
  • Lucía García San Miguel Médica Titular. Centro Coordinador Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias.

Keywords:

COVID-19, Seriousness, Lethality

Abstract

COVID-19 is a disease that occurs in a mild or moderate form in 80% of cases, 15% require hospital admission and 5% require intensive care. This distribution of clinical severity was observed in the first series of cases in China, at the end of its epidemic, and has been repeated in European countries.

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2020-06-04 — Updated on 2025-02-03

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del Águila Mejía J, Redondo Bravo L, Guzmán Herrador BR, Suárez Rodríguez B, García San Miguel L. The challenge of measuring severity and lethality in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectivas4_fernandez_garcia. Rev Esp Salud Pública [Internet]. 2025 Feb. 3 [cited 2025 Feb. 15];94:4 páginas. Available from: https://ojs.sanidad.gob.es/index.php/resp/article/view/1087

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