Table 3. Comparison of lag times associated with reporting influenza-related deaths obtained by 2 surveillance systems, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2009–2010*.

Reporting delay, d†

Surveillance method

EDRS, n = 85	ICR, n = 49
Mean	16	24
Median	11	4
Range	3–86	0–325

*EDRS, electronic death reporting system; ICR, individual case report.
†p>0.20.