Many patients hospitalized for other ailments, also testing positive for Covid
Health experts say the emerging trend of patients admitted to the hospital with Covid — instead of for Covid — may actually be a good sign, as it supports growing, already the dominant strain in the United States, is less likely to cause severe illness than earlier variants were, especially in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
, overwhelming hospital staff and delaying elective procedures, but not as many of them will suffer from struggling to breathe and needing supplemental oxygen, among other conditions.“I still think hospitalization data is the best data we have," said Dr. Stephen Schrantz, an infectious disease expert at UChicago Medicine,"but it is probably only useful as a relative value, meaning Covid is up or down, and not accurate as far as actual cases."Dr.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
COVID-19 live updates: 126,000 Americans hospitalized with COVID-19Florida allowed up to a million COVID-19 rapid test kits to expire last month; official says the stockpile sat idle in a Florida warehouse amid a lack of demand.
Read more »
Lawyers Challenging Biden's Covid Vaccine Rules Both Have CovidThe two were, ironically, both forced to argue the case remotely.
Read more »
Star Trek: Picard Production Shut Down After 50+ Test Positive For COVIDParamount+'s StarTrekPicard has become one of the latest shows to halt production due to coronavirus as 50+ people test positive.
Read more »
Chicago Public Schools cancels Friday classes amid ongoing teacher union standoff, record COVID-19 casesChicago Public Schools has canceled classes again for Friday.
Read more »