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Rates of mortality reported in hospitalized patients vary widely but have consistently been higher than what was observed here. In a cohort study that included 11,210 adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 who presented to 92 hospitals of a healthcare organization located in 12 states, 7139 (63%) required hospitalization; among these hospitalized patients, 2866 (40%) required ICU care. An overall in-hospital mortality of 20.3% and a mortality rate of 34.7% among those with an ICU stay were reported.

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