Comparative analysis of COVID-19 case fatality rate between two waves in Nepal

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The first COVID-19 case in Nepal was reported on January 23, 2020. Then infection, then, started to spread gradually, and October marked the most devastating increase in COVID-19 cases of the year 2020. Compared with the October 2020 peak in Nepal, the May 2021 peak of COVID-19 observed 2- and 10-fold rise in new cases and deaths per day, respectively. Given that this surprising increase in the death rate was not observed in other countries, this study analyzed the COVID-19 case fatality rates between the two peaks in Nepal. We found an increase in death rates among younger adults and people without comorbidities.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	GC, Sulochan Khanal, Ashok Paudel, Atmika Gc, Vijay Singh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0365-2605 Khanal, Aashis Panthee, Suresh
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2021 The Authors
Dates:	Accepted: 25 September 2021 Published (online): 14 October 2021 Published: March 2022
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Centre for Health Economics (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2021 08:50
Last Modified:	17 Sep 2025 02:42
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12922
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1111/irv.12922
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:179267

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