Overall, 482 patients (22.9%) in the dexamethasone
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In the dexamethasone group, the incidence of death was lower than that in the usual care group among patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation 29.3% vs. 41.4%; rate ratio,
Among patients with Covid-19 who were admitted to hospitals in the United Kingdom in the first half of 2020, the case fatality rate was approximately 26% overall and more than 37% among patients who were undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation.