Older age and frailty are the chief predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to an acute medical unit in a secondary care setting- a cohort study.

BMC Geriatr · 2020 · PMC7563906 · PMID 33066750

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We observed an increasing trend in mortality with advancing age which was in line with the national statistics, possibly due to increase in the comorbid burden and altered immune response with advancing age [ 14 , 15 ].

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