Dying at Home Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a leading cause of US deaths and when severe requires admission to a hospital; however, 9% of US COVID-19 deaths before 2022 occurred at home.

Methods

Death certificate data were used to examine the cumulative probability of dying at home from COVID-19 and from any cause in North Carolina, including by race and ethnicity.

Results

Between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, 22 646 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in North Carolina; of these, 1771 (7.8%) occurred at home. Cumulative risk of dying at home with COVID-19 increased from 3.3/100 000 on December 31, 2020 to 13.0/100 000 on December 31, 2021. After standardizing each racial/ethnic group, cumulative at-home COVID-19 mortality among Hispanic people compared to Whit

SUBMITTER: Edwards JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9472664 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature