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Selectively caring for the most severe COVID-19 patients delays ICU bed shortages more than increasing hospital capacity

2020-12-07

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1 SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans. Although physical distancing measures played a key role in slowing COVID-19 spread in early 2020, infection rates are now peaking at record levels across the country. Hospitals in several states are threatened with overwhelming numbers of patients, compounding the death toll of COVID-19. Implementing strategies to mini...

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.05.20222968

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