Covid-19 patients in UK intensive care have 50% survival rate

Findings of new report raise concerns about how effective new facilities will beCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe mortality rate for patients put in intensive care after being infected with Covid-19 is running at close to 50%, a reporthas revealed.Data from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) showed that of 165 patients treated in critical care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the end of February, 79 died, while 86 survived and were discharged. The figures were taken from an audit of 775 people who have been or are in critical care with the disease, across 285 intensive care units. The remaining 610 patients continue to receive intensive care.Continue reading...
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