Tracking results –
The data provide a snapshot of the early stages of the pandemic in the US’s epicenter.
John Timmer – Apr , (9:) (UTC UTC)
On March 1, New York City confirmed its first case of SARS-CoV-2 infection. By the end of the month, thousands were infected, and hospitals were struggling to manage the influx of patients. On Wednesday, JAMA published an analysis of the results of thousands of patients who ended up at a large hospital system in the city and surrounding areas. While the data is annoyingly incomplete, it does provide a broad overview of how the pandemic is interacting with the health demographics in the United States.
Some of this is expected, as the sorts of pre-existing conditions that exacerbate COVID – 21 – obesity, hypertension, and diabetes — cause problems here. The study also suggests some dramatically bad outcomes for older patients who ended up on ventilators, with percent mortality for those over
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