Possible Implications for Lingering Effects of COVID-19 in Region X FQHCs
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Written by: Alexcia Devasquez, Data & Information Specialist, NWRPCA
According to Tenforde et al., we know that 60 days after illness, 55% of patients with acute cases of COVID-19 had three or more symptoms.
Written by: Alexcia Devasquez, Data & Information Specialist, NWRPCA
According to Tenforde et al., we know that 60 days after illness, 55% of patients with acute cases of COVID-19 had three or more symptoms.
We see that similar findings are found by Carfì et al. regarding patients without acute cases when they describe retuning to health (RTH). They found that 95% of patients showed symptoms at testing and 35% of those showed one or more symptoms 16 days after testing. When exclusively looking 18-34 year olds without pre-existing conditions, 20% had not returned to health. When looking at patients with preexisting conditions, they reported 57% of those with 3 or more preexisting conditions had not returned to health 16 days later.
From April 3rd to August 21st, Region X FQHCs have tested 13,788 patients. Below, we can see possible impacts in Region X using these rates. Are you seeing this phenomenon at your health center?
