Estimates of SARS-CoV-2 Hospitalization and Fatality Rates in the Prevaccination Period, United States.

ABSTRACT: Few precise estimates of hospitalization and fatality rates from COVID-19 exist for naive populations, especially within demographic subgroups. We estimated rates among persons with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States during May 1-December 1, 2020, before vaccines became available. Both rates generally increased with age; fatality rates were highest for persons >85 years of age (24%) and lowest for children 1-14 years of age (0.01%). Age-adjusted case hospitalization rates were highest for African American or Black, not Hispanic persons (14%), and case-fatality rates were highest for Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic persons (4.4%). Eighteen percent of hospitalized patients and 44.2% of those admitted to an intensive care unit died. Male patients had higher hospitalization (6.2

SUBMITTER: Griffin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11138987 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature