Covid-19 in Critically Ill Patients in the Seattle Region — Case Series

Ed note: It’s a bit unusual for this blog to have a full article from a medical journal, but this one published today is of special interest. It raises several questions for the elderly concerning their outlook if they are unfortunate enough to become critically ill with COVID-19. The death rate in the ICU was 12 of 24 with some patients still in the hospital. The main symptom was cough and severe shortness of breath. Only 50% had an elevated temperature.