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Delays in COVID-19 Diagnosis and Hospitalization and Outcomes -- New York City, New York, USA, October 2020-November 2021
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in English
| medRxiv
| ID: ppmedrxiv-22275918
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 patients diagnosed [≥]3 days after symptom onset had increased odds of hospitalization. The 75th percentile for diagnosis delay was 5 days for residents of low-privilege areas and Black and Hispanic people diagnosed before SARS-CoV-2 Delta predominance, compared with 4 days for other patients, indicating inequities in prompt diagnosis.
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medRxiv
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document type:
Preprint
