One-in-eight 'recovered' Covid patients 'DIE within 140 days': Study finds devastating toll on people who were hospitalised – with a THIRD readmitted within weeks

Almost a third of recovered Covid patients are readmitted to hospital within five months and up to one in eight die of Covid-related complications.

Research by Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that out of 47,780 people discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent returned to hospital within 140 days and 12.3 per cent died.

The devastating long-term effects of coronavirus can cause many survivors to develop heart problems, diabetes and chronic liver and kidney conditions.

Study author Kamlesh Khunti, professor of primary care diabetes and vascular medicine at Leicester University, told the Telegraph this was the 'largest study of people discharged from hospital after being admitted with Covid'.

Professor Khunti said: 'People seem to be going home, getting long-term effects, coming back in and dying. We see nearly 30 per cent have been readmitted, and that's a lot of people. The numbers are so large.'

The study has yet to be peer-reviewed and the alarming statistics are based on initial data. In other developments:


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-9157893/Covid-UK-One-eight-recovered-Covid-patients-DIE-140-days.html

Very scary statistics.

If Tommy reads this, he may rethink his oft repeated view that such a small percentage of people actually die of Covid.....seems many more than initially thought die because of it eventually.

Syl wrote:Very scary statistics.

If Tommy reads this, he may rethink his oft repeated view that such a small percentage of people actually die of Covid.....seems many more than initially thought die because of it eventually.

It's a bit misleading but still worrisome. The folks that initially went to the hospital are going back. The percentage of folks that actually need hospitalization in the first place is very low.

This virus does do a number on folks with preexisting conditions and probably shortens many lives, even after "recovery".

Let's hope I don't drop dead riding my bike this week.

Maddog wrote:

Syl wrote:Very scary statistics.

If Tommy reads this, he may rethink his oft repeated view that such a small percentage of people actually die of Covid.....seems many more than initially thought die because of it eventually.

It's a bit misleading but still worrisome. The folks that initially went to the hospital are going back.  The percentage of folks that actually need hospitalization in the first place is very low.  

This virus does do a number on folks with preexisting conditions and probably shortens many lives, even after "recovery".  

Let's hope I don't drop dead riding my bike this week.  

Certainly hope not.

You are fit, possibly  the people who recover and then sadly die months later had existing problems.
This virus does have some very odd side effects though, there are possible links to the virus bringing on early menopause and even dementia.