June 18, 2020

Disease and Healthcare Burden of COVID-19 in the United States

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Modeling and Prediction

• Miller et al. projected the cumulative disease burden from COVID-19 at the US county level using age-specific mortality patterns and assuming 20% of the population of each county acquires infection. Comparing burden with hospital capacity, the investigators observed that per capita burden of disease and relative healthcare system demand may be higher in rural areas, suggesting the importance of equitable resource allocation to communities outside major urban areas. 

Miller et al. (June 16, 2020). Disease and Healthcare Burden of COVID-19 in the United States. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0952-y