Comparisons between coronavirus and seasonal influenza deaths 'must be made using an apples-to-apples comparison, not an apples-to-oranges comparison,' said Dr. Jeremy Samuel Faust and Dr. Carlos del Rio.
Public officials may lack an understanding of how seasonal flu and-19 data is publicly reported, the pair said. Similarly to other public health agencies, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shares information on cases and deaths caused by seasonal flu as an estimate based on the International Classification of Diseases codes medical classification list, not as raw data as is done withFaust and Del Rio illustrated how the figures can be misconstrued.
But between 2013-2014 and 2018-2019, the number of counted flu deaths ranged from 3,448 to 15 ,620 per year. Therefore, the CDC's estimate of flu deaths was almost six times higher than the reported figures. In contrast,-19 deaths are being counted and released as what is believed to be the true figure, the authors argued.frontline
conditions, for instance in hot zones with a shortage of ventilators."The demand on hospital resources during the-19 crisis has not occurred before in the US, even during the worst of influenza seasons," Faust and Del Rio wrote.-19 and seasonal flu deaths, they said. A total of 15,455 people were reported to have died of-19 in the U.S. the week ending Tuesday, April 21, with 14,478 died the week ending Tuesday, April 14.
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