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case fatality rate

noun

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  1. A percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of…

    A percentage derived by the division of the number of fatalities by the number of confirmed (diagnosed) cases (sufferers) of a disease.

    • That 3.4 percent mortality rate, though still fluid, is formidable, even compared next to the case fatality rates (the number of deaths compared to the total number of those diagnosed) for other recent outbreaks.

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