Clinical Presentation, Course, and Risk Factors Associated with Mortality in a Severe Outbreak of COVID-19 in Rhode Island, USA, April–June 2020

Clinical Presentation, Course, and Risk Factors Associated with Mortality in a Severe Outbreak of COVID-19 in Rhode Island, USA, April–June 2020

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) have had a disproportionally high mortality rate due to COVID-19. We describe a rapidly escalating COVID-19 outbreak among 116 LTCF residents in Rhode Island, USA. Overall, 111 (95.6%) residents tested positive and, of these, 48 (43.2%) died. The most common comorbi...

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Main Authors: Eleftheria Atalla, Raina Zhang, Fadi Shehadeh, Evangelia K. Mylona, Maria Tsikala-Vafea, Saisanjana Kalagara, Laura Henseler, Philip A. Chan, Eleftherios Mylonakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
COVID-19
LTCF
nursing homes
pandemic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/8

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