The course of COVID-19 is much more serious and fatal in elderly. What does the Coronavirus do to elderly and what does that mean for the healthcare for this vulnerable group?
Data from other countries shows that COVID-19 in elderly has a more serious and fatal course than in younger patients. In China approximately 15% of the 80 plus year olds with COVID-19 passed away, in the US 31% of all people with COVID-19 infections were older than 65 years, along with 45% of the hospital admissions and 80% of the deaths, in Italy 88% of the deaths were older than 70 years. COPD and cardiac diseases in particular appear to have a negative influence on the course of the disease.
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