I doubt that. Do you have a reference? Assuming I interpreted the CDC data correctly, it appears that recently the hospitalization rate is about 2%. A rate of 20% may be true for those over 65 but not for young people. The COVID-19 statistics vary greatly with age. Perhaps you are referring to people who have serious symptoms? The vast majority are either asymptomatic or have minor symptoms. According to the Florida COVID-19 dashboard, the hospitalization rate is about 6% (for Florida).
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I think that the poster may have been referring to the long term effects of being placed on a ventilator.
Roughly 20% of Covid-19 patients require hospitalization but only about 5% require a ventilator. Being placed on a ventilator had been a death sentence for many patients and those that survived did experience long term issues.
However, an increasing number of those placed on a ventilator are surviving and with fewer long term effects than previous numbers. Perhaps the health care professionals are learning to use ventilators in a better way.
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