Oscillations in U.S. COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Data Reflect Diagnostic and Reporting Factors

Oscillations in U.S. COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality Data Reflect Diagnostic and Reporting Factors

The incidence and mortality data for the COVID-19 data in the United States show periodic oscillations, giving the curve a distinctive serrated pattern. In this study, we show that these periodic highs and lows in incidence and mortality data are due to daily differences in testing for the virus and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aviv Bergman, Yehonatan Sella, Peter Agre, Arturo Casadevall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-07-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
covid-19
coronavirus
epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00544-20

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00544-20

Similar Items