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As I pointed out in my earlier comment, IFR is not mortality rate. It is the fatality rate to date of those who have been infected. IFR equals mortality rate at
by lern_too_spel 7y ago
As I pointed out in my earlier comment, IFR is not mortality rate. It is the fatality rate to date of those who have been infected. IFR equals mortality rate at the end of an epidemic. CFR will only equal the mortality rate at the end of an epidemic if all infections have been diagnosed. That is, if C=I.