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Yesterday, a case series in JAMA of 5,700 COVID-19 patients in New York City hospitals revealed a 9.7% death rate overall—21% when excluding those still hospitalized—and an 88.1% death rate among those requiring mechanical ventilation.Also, a new study in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…

COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causes skin rashes and symptoms.Since the outbreak of COVID-19, experts have learned that the virus causes more than respiratory symptoms for patients. Along with telltale signs such as a fever, cough and shortness or breath and severe difficulty breathing in serious cases, research suggests COVID-19 can lead…

The American Academy of Dermatology has started a registry to collect evidence and case reports from doctors following increasing evidence that COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causes skin rashes and symptoms. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, experts have learned that the virus causes more than respiratory symptoms for patients. Along with telltale signs…