COVID-19 mortality associated with 2 signs easily measured at home

(University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine) A study of 1,095 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 found that two easily measured signs of health - respiration rate and blood-oxygen saturation - predict higher mortality. This context is lacking in current CDC guidance, which tells people with COVID-19 to seek medical care when they experience symptoms such as "trouble breathing" and "persistent pain or pressure in the chest" - indications that may be absent even when respiration and ...