COVID-19 fatality in Germany: Demographic determinants of variation in case-fatality rates across and within German federal states during the first and second waves

<b>Background</b>: Germany experienced one of the lowest COVID-19 case-fatality rates (CFRs) in Western Europe in the first pandemic wave, and further CFR decreases in the spring and summer of 2020. However, Germany's CFR increased markedly during the second wave, becoming one of th...

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Main Authors: Saskia Morwinsky, Natalie Nitsche, Enrique Acosta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2021-12-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/45/45