March 18, 2020

Severe Outcomes Among Persons with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) —United States, February 12- March 16, 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This MMWR article provides a description of outcomes among patients with COVID-19 in the US that are similar to findings in China: fatality was highest in persons aged ≥85 (10% to 27%), followed by 3% to 11% among persons aged 65–84 years, 1% to 3% among persons aged 55-64 years, <1% among persons aged 20–54 years, and no fatalities among persons aged ≤19 years.
• This article has important guidance for clinicians and family members of persons at high risk. 

Bialek et al. (March 18, 2020). Severe Outcomes Among Persons with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) —United States, February 12- March 16, 2020. CDC MMWR. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6912e2-H.pdf