Clinical characteristics of the first and second COVID-19 waves in the Bronx, New York: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited clinical patient data comparing the first and second waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States and the effects of a COVID-19 resurgence on different age, racial and ethnic groups. We compared the first and second COVID-19 waves in the Bronx, New York, among a racially and ethnically diverse population.

Methods

Patients in this retrospective cohort study were included if they had a laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by a real-time PCR test of a nasopharyngeal swab specimen detected between March 11, 2020, and January 21, 2021. Main outcome measures were critical care, in-hospital acquired disease and death. Patient demographics, comorbidities, vitals, and laboratory values were also collected.

Findings

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SUBMITTER: Hoogenboom WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367084 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature