Thursday, 14 January 2021

Covid-19: Packed hospitals raised death risk by 20%

Covid-19: Packed hospitals raised death risk by 20%  Covid-19 patients in England's busiest intensive care units in 2020 were 20% more likely to die, University College London research has found.

The increased risk was equivalent to gaining a decade in age.

By the end of 2020, one in three hospital trusts in England was running at higher than 85% capacity. BBC News

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