Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased

(Elsevier) A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital across New York City's highly diverse neighborhoods with the percentage of positive SARS-CoV-19 tests found that increased sudden deaths during the pandemic correlate to the extent of virus infection in a neighborhood. The analysis appears in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric& Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news