Hospitalized COVID patients 35% more likely to die than flu patients last winter -- study

Hospital COVID patients 35% more likely to die than flu patients last winter, study suggests During the 2023-24 respiratory virus season, hospitalized US COVID-19 patients were at a 35% higher risk for death from any cause than those admitted for influenza, compared with a 61% higher risk the winter before, estimates a research letter published today in JAMA. CIDRAP

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The team said that mutations in the COVID-19 or flu viruses and/or the use of vaccines or antiviral drugs influence the relative risk of death. They also noted that the results should be interpreted in the context of nearly twice as many hospitalizations for COVID-19 than for flu during the 2023-24 respiratory virus season.

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