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Timeline Of The COVID-19 Pandemic In May 2021
This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in May 2021. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Case statistics Pandemic chronology 1 May *Fiji has reported one new case of the Indian variant of COVID-19. There are 50 active cases (including 29 community transmissions), bringing the total number to 117. There are also 65 recoveries and two deaths. *India has reported a record high of 401,993 new cases, bringing the total number to more than 19.1 million. 3,253 deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 211,853. *Malaysia has reported 2,881 new cases, bringing the total number to 411,594. 2,462 have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 380,442. There are 15 deaths, bringing the death toll to 1,521. There are 29,631 active cases, with 337 in intensive care and 176 on vent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare. Epidemiologists help with study design, collection, and statistical analysis of data, amend interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Epidemiology has helped develop methodology used in clinical research, public health studies, and, to a lesser extent, basic research in the biological sciences. Major areas of epidemiological study include disease causation, transmission, outbreak investigation, disease surveillance, environmental epidemiology, forensic epidemiology, occupational epidemiology, screening, biomonitoring, and comparisons of treatment effects such as in clinical trials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
