India Study Finds Coronavirus Case-Fatality Ratio of 0.05% Between 5-17 Ages

A new, large study in India published on September 30, 2020, data reported from the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh provide a detailed view of SARS-CoV-2 transmission pathways and mortality in a high-incidence setting.

Among 575,071 individuals exposed to 84,965 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the infection probabilities ranged from 4.7-10.7% for low-risk and high-risk contact types.

And this study found COVID-19 case-fatality ratios spanned 0.05% at ages 5-17 years, up to 16.6% at the age of 85 years old and above.