COVID-19 in persons aged 70+ in an early affected German district: Risk factors, mortality and post-COVID care needs-A retrospective observational study of hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients.

<h4>Background</h4>Cohorts of hospitalized COVID-19 patients have been studied in several countries since the beginning of the pandemic. So far, there is no complete survey of older patients in a German district that includes both outpatients and inpatients. In this retrospective observa...

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Main Authors: Matthias L Herrmann, Johannes-Martin Hahn, Birgit Walter-Frank, Desiree M Bollinger, Kristina Schmauder, Günter Schnauder, Michael Bitzer, Nisar P Malek, Gerhard W Eschweiler, Siri Göpel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253154