Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
Estimating the extent of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population is challenging due to the limitations of testing. Here, the authors estimate that the true number of infections in the United States in mid-April was up to 20 times higher than the number of confirmed cases.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Sean L. Wu,
Andrew N. Mertens,
Yoshika S. Crider,
Anna Nguyen,
Nolan N. Pokpongkiat,
Stephanie Djajadi,
Anmol Seth,
Michelle S. Hsiang,
John M. Colford,
Art Reingold,
Benjamin F. Arnold,
Alan Hubbard,
Jade Benjamin-Chung |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4
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