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Hong Kong fourth wave: experts worried as more middle-aged coronavirus patients develop severe complications compared to previous outbreaks
Those aged 30 to 69 accounted for over 60 per cent of the seriously or critically ill patients on December 6
Figure stood at 40 to 50 per cent during the peak of the third wave between July 22 and August 7
Elizabeth Cheung
Published: 7:00am, 17 Dec, 2020
More middle-aged Covid-19
patients are fighting for their lives amid Hong Kong’s ongoing fourth wave of infections compared to the previous outbreaks, an analysis of official data shows, potentially explaining why the city’s public hospitals are facing greater demand for intensive care services.
Medical experts are investigating whether the current coronavirus strain is more virulent than the previous ones, as doctors have been treating more patients – including middle-aged ones – with severe symptoms....
Hong Kong fourth wave: experts worried as more middle-aged coronavirus patients develop severe complications compared to previous outbreaks
Those aged 30 to 69 accounted for over 60 per cent of the seriously or critically ill patients on December 6
Figure stood at 40 to 50 per cent during the peak of the third wave between July 22 and August 7
Elizabeth Cheung
Published: 7:00am, 17 Dec, 2020
More middle-aged Covid-19
patients are fighting for their lives amid Hong Kong’s ongoing fourth wave of infections compared to the previous outbreaks, an analysis of official data shows, potentially explaining why the city’s public hospitals are facing greater demand for intensive care services.
Medical experts are investigating whether the current coronavirus strain is more virulent than the previous ones, as doctors have been treating more patients – including middle-aged ones – with severe symptoms....