Officially Confirmed COVID-19 and Unreported COVID-19-Like Illness Death Counts: An Assessment of Reporting Discrepancy in Bangladesh.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 104(2): 546-548, 2020 Dec 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-977790
ABSTRACT
Reporting discrepancies between officially confirmed COVID-19 death counts and unreported COVID-19-like illness (CLI) death counts have been evident across the world, including Bangladesh. Publicly available data were used to explore the differences between confirmed COVID-19 death counts and deaths with possible COVID-19 symptoms between March 2, 2020 and August 22, 2020. Unreported CLI death counts totaled more than half of the confirmed COVID-19 death counts during the study period. However, the reporting authority did not consider CLI deaths, which might produce incomplete and unreliable COVID-19 data and respective mortality rates. All deaths with possible COVID-19 symptoms need to be included in provisional death counts to better estimate the COVID-19 mortality rate and to develop data-driven COVID-19 response strategies. An urgent initiative is needed to prepare a comprehensive guideline for reporting COVID-19 deaths.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Disease Notification
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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