1. COVID-19 deaths on weekends
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Fizza Manzoor and Donald A. Redelmeier
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COVID-19 ,Weekend mortality ,Risk perception ,Healthy system performance ,Daily trends ,Pitfalls in reasoning ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background Mortality statistics about daily deaths might change on weekends due to delays in reporting, uneven staffing, a different mix of personnel, or decreased efficiency. We hypothesized that reported deaths for COVID-19 might increase on weekends compared to weekdays. Methods We collected data from the World Health Organization COVID-19 database. All deaths from March 7, 2020 to March 7, 2022 were included (two years). The primary analysis evaluated mean daily deaths on weekends compared to the preceding five workdays. Analyses were replicated in ten individual countries: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, India, Brazil, and Canada. Results The mean COVID-19 daily deaths was higher on weekends compared to weekdays (8,532 vs. 8,083 p
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- 2023
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