Hospitals are saying the third wave of coronavirus that brought daily record-setting cases, hospitalizations and deaths is over. Despite an average of 1,700 Americans dying every day from COVID-19, the portion of those coming from hospitals has decrease dover the last two months. Newly released data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows … Read more
Pressure on NHS intensive care has started to ease for the first time since the second wave of coronavirus took off and Test and Trace data shows cases of the disease are down 41 per cent in a fortnight. All key metrics now indicate the darkest days of the winter crisis are behind us, with the … Read more
COVID-19 patients admitted to ICUs during infection peaks were nearly TWICE as likely to die compared with those treated when wards were clear, study finds Researchers looked at 8,500 coronavirus patients admitted to 88 VA hospitals from March 1 to August 31, 2020 Low ICU demand was determined as COVID-19 patients taking up 25% or … Read more
Rising coronavirus cases and deaths are causing beds in US hospitals to fill up much more quickly than expected. On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released facility-level data from more than 2,000 counties for the first time since the pandemic began. It revealed that one in three intensive care units (ICUs) … Read more
More than one in three coronavirus patients admitted to ICUs in the US will die within a month of being moved into critical care, a new study finds. As cases surge in many US states – increasing most dramatically in Florida, Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma – hospitalizations are beginning to rise and the nation is … Read more
Nearly three-quarters of coronavirus patients in ICUs become delirious – and those with confusion triggered by the virus face 10% higher risks of death More than 73% of patients admitted to ICUs with coronavirus experience delirium, which lasts for about seven days About 87% had hypoactive delirium, characterized by a reduction in physical movements, and 13% … Read more
More than one in seven people hospitalised with the coronavirus in the UK will die with it, according to official statistics. Britain has now recorded 10,612 deaths from COVID-19 in NHS hospitals out of a total of around 75,774 inpatients – a death rate of 14 per cent. Reports from intensive care units (ICU) show … Read more