Plain Dealer (September 28)
“The Cleveland Clinic is now seeing its highest volume of COVID-19 patients since last winter” and looks likely to worsen. “The Clinic’s forecasts predict the highest volumes of COVID-19 patients will come in the next several weeks, as this current pandemic wave peaks in northern Ohio.”
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The Plain Dealer (July 1)
“Ohio experienced a decrease in the mortality rate for the coronavirus over the past three months” as more new infections are attributed to young people. That’s not the only reason, however, as the mortality rate for those over 60 has dropped from 23% in April to 7.4% in June. Factors likely include “earlier testing for the virus and steroid treatments that have helped hospitalized patients.”
Tags: Coronavirus, Decrease, Hospitalized, Infections, Mortality rate, Ohio, Patients, Steroid treatments, Testing, Virus, Young
