Clinical characteristics and postcode analysis of all positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR swabs in a large district general hospital in April 2020

Introduction The aim of this study was to characterise the clinical course and delineate certain parameters of patients with positive COVID-19 PCR swab results recorded in our trust over a 1-month period at the peak of the pandemic. Important comorbidity frequencies were evaluated (cardiovascular disease 80, dementia 41, diabetes mellitus 39, respiratory illness 37, and active cancer / cancer treatment 17). Interestingly, the postcodes inhabited by patients who survived with NIV or MV did not have multiple cases associated with a single postcode.