June 25, 2020

Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in New York City’s Public Hospital System

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• [Pre-print, not peer reviewed] Marcello et al. reviewed medical records for 22,254 patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 within New York City’s public hospital system, including 13,442 who tested positive, 46% of whom were hospitalized and among whom 28% subsequently died. Chronic diseases including hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease were common among patients who were hospitalized and died in this large and racially/ethnically diverse sample. 

Marcello et al. (June 23, 2020). Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients in New York City’s Public Hospital System. Pre-print downloaded June 25 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.29.20086645