Countries with lower "positive rate" tend to have fewer deaths Chiba University April 22, 7:49
A research group at Chiba University summarized the analysis results that the number of deaths tends to decrease in countries where the proportion of people who are positive by the PCR test for new type coronavirus, so-called "positive rate", is lower. The group analyzes that more tests are being carried out in countries with a lower positive rate, which may have led to early countermeasures and reduced deaths.
This was announced by a research group such as Professor Akihiro Hisaka of Chiba University Graduate School.
The group analyzed the relationship between the PCR test positive rate and the number of deaths in Western countries.
As a result, a comparison of the number of deaths per day per 100 million people shows that the number of deaths in countries with a positive rate of less than 7%, such as Greece and Poland, is 5 minutes less than in countries with a positive rate of 7% or more. It turned out that it was only 1 to 1/10.
The group analyzes that in countries where the positive rate is low, many tests are performed, and as a result, early measures such as isolation and treatment of infected people will be possible, which will help reduce the number of deaths.
Professor Hisaka said, “In Japan, the positive rate is currently increasing, and it is necessary to actively test, but it is necessary to support the whole society so as not to increase the burden on medical workers”. .