COVID-19 deaths detected in a systematic post-mortem surveillance study in Africa

Objectives Limited SARS CoV 2 testing in many African countries has constrained availability of data on the impact of COVID-19 (CV19). To address this gap, we conducted a systematic post-mortem surveillance study to directly measure the fatal impact of CV19 in an urban African population. Design We enrolled deceased individuals at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Morgue in Lusaka, Zambia….

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