In late 2019, WHO assigned ICD-10 emergency pathology codes U07.1 for laboratory-confirmed deaths from SARS-CoV-2 infection and U07.2 for deaths from diagnosed COVID-19 cases. clinically or epidemiologically without laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The death-to-case ratio reflects the number of deaths divided by the number of cases diagnosed in a given time interval.
Mwishoni mwa 2019, WHO ilikabidhi misimbo ya ugonjwa ya dharura ya ICD-10 ambayo ni U07.1 kwa vifo vilivyotokana na maambukizi ya SARS-CoV-2 yaliyothibitishwa kwenye mahabara na U07.2 kwa vifo kutokana na COVID-19 vilivyopimwa kimatibabu au kiepidimiolojia bila maambukizi ya SARS-CoV-2 yaliyothibitishwa kwenye mahabari. Mgao wa vifo kulingana na visa unaakisi idadi ya vifo vikigawanywa na idadi ya visa vilivyopimwa ndani ya kipindi fulani cha wakati.